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Accident Summary Nr: 201066933 - Scaffold Collapse Kills One Employee
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301118782 | 11/17/2003 | 1742 | 238310 | Keenan Hopkins Schmidt & Stowell (Khs&S) |
Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on November 17, 2003, Employee #1 was standing on a scaffold at the seventh-story level of the southern elevation of the building receiving "Densglass" that was being hoisted up from the ground level. The scaffold collapsed and Employee #1 fell to the ground landing in the debris of scaffold frames, lumber and construction material that had fallen with the scaffold. Employee #1 had been working with a coworker at the time of the collapse. The coworker was uninjured. Employee #1 was hospitalized and succumbed to his injuries and died on November 26, 2003.
Keywords:
HEAD, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, CONCUSSION
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 10 | 140 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301118782 | Fatality | Concussion | Carpenter apprentices | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 70 feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold |