Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 42922.015 - Employee falls from scissor lift and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 42922.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/28/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
898834.015	03/28/2013		238140	Spectrum Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on March 28, 2013, Employee #1, employed by a waterproofing and concrete restoration company, was engaged in concrete work at a sewer/water treatment plant. He was working from a scissor lift and priming a hose with cement to spray on a wall. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 16 feet 6 inches. He landed on a concrete floor, striking his head and shoulder first. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Concrete, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Hose, Masonry Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Maintenance or repair			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	898834.015	52	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause:

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