Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201407210 - Employee falls from scaffold and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201407210 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/27/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304929300	08/27/2004	1721	238320	Atsalis Bros Painting Co

Abstract: On August 27, 2004, a four-man crew was dismantling a suspended scaffold when one of the corners broke loose and struck one of the employees. The scaffold fell approximately 20 feet to the ground with all four crew members on it. The employee who was struck by the scaffold was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, DISMANTLING, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304929300			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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