Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850923 - Employee killed in fall from building terrace

Accident Summary Nr: 200850923 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 06/23/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300621174	06/23/1999	1799	0	Brend Restorations

Abstract: Employee #1 was working to put a two-point suspension scaffold on a rooftop above a terrace. He was on the terrace, whose parapet and guardrail had been removed to facilitate brickwork restoration, when he fell eight stories and was killed. Employee #1 was not wearing a harness, and he was not tied off.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, TIE-OFF

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	13	130	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300621174			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 110 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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