Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850899 - Employee killed in fall when suspension rope breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 200850899 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 08/18/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300621968	08/18/1999	1741	0	Jerrick Waterproofing, Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a company foreman, was examining the bricks on a building when he jumped from the parapet onto a two-point suspension scaffold. His weight combined with the force of his jump broke one of the manila ropes holding the scaffold. Employee #1 fell 18 floors to the ground and was killed. He was not wearing a safety harness.

Keywords: ROPE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SUSPENSION STRAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	20		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300621968			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 180 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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