Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200813210 - Employee Is Killed in Fall While Dismantling Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200813210 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 05/25/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315277517	05/25/2011	1741	238140	Kenyon Plastering Inc.

Abstract: On May 25, 2011, an employee was part of group of workers dismantling scaffolding. The employee was on the second tier at a height of 14 ft 4 in. dropping down end pieces of the scaffolding when his safety vest got caught on the end piece. The employee was pulled down to the ground by the piece landing head first. The employee was taken by ambulance to the emergency room where he died of his injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, DISMANTLING, CAUGHT BY, FALL, ENTANGLED, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315277517			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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