Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202341871 - Employee killed in fall from suspended scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202341871 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 10/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311441380	10/29/2007	1741	238140	Benjamin Maintenance Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 9:10 a.m. on October 29, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were on a two-point suspended scaffold, engaged in brick pointing. The coworker was working from the south side of the scaffold and Employee #1 was working from the north side. The coworker later stated that they decided to go up to get more bricks. He was pressing the UP button on his side of the scaffold when Employee #1 accidentally pressed the DOWN button on this side. Both buttons became stuck in their respective positions, causing the scaffold to assume a vertical position. Employee #1 was apparently holding his rope grabber on his personal fall protection system in the open position when he began to fall and it did not engage. He fell approximately 8 stories and was killed. The coworker held onto his cable and did not fall; the was able to climb onto the adjoining terrace and to safety.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, COMMUNICATION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	9	90	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311441380			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 90 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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