Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201922614 - Employee dies from 50 foot fall from building

Accident Summary Nr: 201922614 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 11/06/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304575012	11/06/2002	1799	562910	Certified/Lvi Environmental Services, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was removing the fire retardant material from the walls and beams in the attic of Jones Hall. He was prepping the walls for wet scraping. In order to do this, he had to stand on top of the eaves and travertine on the building. Planks should have been used so employees wouldn't have to step on the travertine, which was being replaced once asbestos had been removed. The travertine, which was imitation marble, was crumbling and falling into the street below. Apparently, the employee was moving a plank into place and he stepped back on the travertine to reposition the plank. The travertine crumbled and gave way causing the employee to fall 50 feet. He landed on the scaffolding that was being used to protect pedestrians from the crumbling travertine and died.

Keywords: BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304575012			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 55 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.