Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201152147 - Four employees fall from scaffold, one dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201152147 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/08/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125893222	12/08/1998	1742	0	Insul-Acoustics Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on December 8, 1998, Employees #1-4 were on the fourth floor of the control center of the pump house of a reservoir project. They were in the process of installing the mid-rail on a rolling tower scaffold with an extended (cantilevered) platform. The four employees were attempting to attach the mid-rail on the cantilevered end when it tipped over and fell out of the building 44 ft to a concrete deck. Employee #1 sustained fatal injuries and the other three employees sustained multiple serious injuries. Employees #2-4 were transported to local medical facilities for treatment.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FALL, MIDRAIL, PUMP, CONCRETE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125893222	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 52 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	125893222	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 52 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
3	125893222	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 52 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
4	125893222	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 52 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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