Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202013652 - Employee falls from scaffold and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202013652 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 10/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304378102	10/25/2001	1761	0	J Construction Of Ny Inc.

Abstract: On October 23, 2001, Employee #1 was applying aluminum siding while standing on a ladder jack scaffold. The employer did not provide any fall protection or any fall arrest system. The platform wasn't uniform and Employee #1 fell 17 ft and died.

Keywords: PLATFORM, PPE, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3	17	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304378102			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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