Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201404381 - Employee sustains rope burns from lifeline during fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201404381 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 07/17/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127036937	07/17/2000	1799	0	Western Waterproofing Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from a swing-stage scaffold when one of the suspension ropes broke. He fell approximately 60 ft before his slack lifeline took hold of his safety harness and stopped his fall. He sustained rope burns on his arms from the lifeline.

Keywords: BURN, LIFELINE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, ARM, SUSPENSION STRAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127036937			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 140 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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