Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202014247 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Fire Escape

Accident Summary Nr: 202014247 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 12/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307669648	12/08/2005	1741	238140	Sarwar Construction Co. Inc.

Abstract: On December 7, 2005, Employee #1 was replacing window lintels six stories above ground level. The work was performed while standing on planks that were set up as a temporary platform on the guardrails and the stairs of the fire escape. According to the foreman, it was common practice to climb up the fire escape and onto the planks, before attaching the lanyard to the rope grab. The rope grab was attached to a lifeline, which was located at the outside perimeter of the fire escape. After lunch, Employee #1 was returning to the work location. He was killed, when he fell from the plank work platform.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, FIRE ESCAPE, BRICK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, WORK PLATFORM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	7		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307669648			Fatality	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 70 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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