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Accident Summary Nr: 55649.015 - Employee is struck by a falling brick and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 55649.015 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 12/14/2013
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
951880.01512/12/2013238290Accurate Elevator Fire Door Corp

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on December 14, 2013, Employee #1, a door installer, was working with a demolition crew to modify a passenger elevator to operate from the tenth floor to the basement. The elevator was currently stopping on the first floor, so the concrete floor of the elevator shaft had to be removed and the basement door had to be rehung. The demoed debris materials were collected into an empty 55 gallon drum. Employee #1 was removing the debris to an outside collection point, which required him to move through a location with two overhead swing stage scaffolds. There were four brick masons on the scaffolds, pointing and repairing the façade. While attempting to move through this area, Employee #1, who was not wearing a hard hat, was struck by a falling brick, fracturing his skull and killing him.

Keywords: Brick, Concrete Slab, Demolition, Door, Elevator Shaft, Falling Object, Fracture, Hard Hat, PPE, Scaffold, Skull, Struck By
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Multi-family dwelling Alteration or rehabilitation Under $50,000 10 100 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 951880.015 36 M Fatality Helpers, construction trades Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Demolition
Fatality Cause:

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