Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201281128 - Employee killed in fall from elevated scaffold work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201281128 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/03/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303385157	03/26/2001	1542	0	Precon Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was engaged in examining a bracket that protruded out from the concrete grout that was being applied. Employee #1 was working from an elevated platform that was powered by a motorized mobile scaffold. Employee #1 fell as the operator stationed below began to lower the platform. Employee #1 fell approximately 35 feet to the ground. He received injuries to his wrist, leg, and a head concussion. Employee #1 was hospitalized in a coma from March 17, 2001 until the time of his death on May 3, 2001.

Keywords: HEAD, FALL, CONCUSSION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CONTUSION, LEG, SCAFFOLD, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303385157			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 45 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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