Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201380722 - Employee Falls from Scaffold and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201380722 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 11/30/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308618446	11/30/2005	1799	238290	Atlantic-Heydt Corporation

Abstract: On November 30, 2005, Employee #1 and his coworkers were in the process of dismantling a tube and coupler scaffold above the roadway on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge North Tower. The scaffold had been used during the painting of the bridge. While dismantling the scaffold, Employee #1 fell approximately 90 feet to a lower level and died. He was taken to Colombia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FALL, NECK, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		600	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308618446			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 90 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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