Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201350667 - One employee killed, second injured when mast platform fell

Accident Summary Nr: 201350667 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 11/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301025862	11/18/1998	1799	0	Phoenix Coatings, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was seriously injured and hospitalized when they were on an HEK MSM 1000 mast climbing work platform which fell approximately 60 feet to the ground. The employer failed to ensure that the limit switch actuating rail, also known as the red painted top mast, was installed on the supporting mast before the platform was used. The red painted top mast actuates the limit switch of the motor, which prevents the platform from traveling upwards. Because this portion of the mast was missing, the platform was not prevented from being lifted beyond its supporting mast, and falling to the ground.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FALL, CONCUSSION, WORK PLATFORM, LIMIT SWITCH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301025862			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	301025862			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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