Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850444 - Employee killed in fall with suspended scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200850444 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 03/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102908860	03/12/1997	1741	0	Mcnally & Mcnally Aka Mcnally Masonry

Abstract: Employee #1 boarded a motorized two-point suspension scaffold after coworkers complained of it stalling. He inadvertently hit the brake release button, which freed the suspension cable and caused him to fall four stories onto the terrace. Employee #1 was killed. He was not wearing his safety belt at the time of the accident.

Keywords: WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	50		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	102908860			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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