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Accident: 201750379 - Employee Falls From Scaffold
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 302306410 | 09/25/1998 | 1741 | Pearson Masonry, Inc. |
Employee #1 was working on a Morgen elevated scaffold at a height of 24 ft while erecting a wall for a new retail store. Employee #1 was working on the laborers section moving 8-in. block for the mason when he stepped onto an unsecured sheet of plywood being used as a plank. The plywood slid to one side and he fell 24 ft 19 in. and was impaled by one of the leveling screws that supported the scaffold. Employee #1 was removed from the screw by emergency medical personnel and died a few hours later at a local hospital.
Keywords:
wall, impaled, plank, fall, scaffold
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other building | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 1 | 28 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 302306410 | Fatality | Puncture | Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices | FallDist: FallHt:24 Cause: Bituminous concrete placement FatCause: Fall from/with scaffold |