Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850428 - Employee killed in fall when suspension scaffold fails

Accident Summary Nr: 200850428 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 07/01/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300614427	07/01/1997	1799	0	Fort-Cica Roofing And General Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was replacing a block and tackle from a two-point scaffold suspended from a building parapet. He tied a single 3/4 in. diameter manila rope to the scaffold hanger (stirrup) to support the scaffold on the end where the block and tackle was being replaced. He slacked the block and tackle and had removed the hook block when the jury-rigged rope parted, causing that end of the scaffold to fall. Employee #1 fell six stories onto a concrete sidewalk and was killed. He was not wearing his safety harness, and the rope was dried out and in poor condition.

Keywords: INADEQUATE MAINT, ROPE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300614427			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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