Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201262383 - Employee Suffers Cardiac Arrhythmia, Falls and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201262383 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 09/11/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312519820	09/16/2008	1741	238140	Boguslaw Kot Dba Boguslaw Kot Construction

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on September 11, 2008, Employee #1 was performing tuck pointing from a ladder jack scaffold platform erected approximately 5.5 ft above the asphalt driveway. The work was being conducted on the south side of a 1.5-story existing single family home. The employer was working with Employee #1 on the scaffold. This was the first day at the site and the employees were just starting to work from the scaffold. The employer stated that he observed Employee #1 fall forward. Employee #1 did not put his arms out to stop the fall. Employee #1 fell between the wall and the scaffold, striking his head on the driveway. Employee #1 died from cardiac arrhythmia and multiple injuries due to Employee #1's fall.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, FRACTURE, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, CARDIOVASC DISEASE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312519820			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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