Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 42982.015 - Employee dismantling scaffold falls and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 42982.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 04/04/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
899202.015	04/04/2013		236118	Balyasny Asset Management Lp/Scott Schroeder, An Individual

Abstract: At about 10:59 a.m. on April 4, 2013, Employee #1, employed by an asset management company, was working at a single-family residence that was being renovated. He was on the second floor and assisting in the disassembly of a supported scaffold. As Employee #1 leaned on a framed stud wall, one of the studs failed, resulting in a newly created opening. Employee #1 fell through the opening to the first floor, a fall height of approximately 10 feet. As he landed, he struck his head against a stairway. Employee #1 sustained massive head trauma and was killed. There were no witnesses to his fall.

Keywords: Construction, Dismantling, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Residential Construction, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	899202.015	65	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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