Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 642884 - Employee dies after falling 13 ft from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 642884 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 07/01/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106158900	07/03/1997	1741	0	Steve Depalma Contractor Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker had applied a masonry finish to the outside wall of a residence and were dismantling the scaffold. It started to rain and the two employees stopped dismantling the scaffold and began to install plastic sheeting to the wall to protect the finish from the rain. The wind blew the plastic sheeting into Employee's #1 face, apparently disorienting him. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell approximately 13 ft from the scaffold to a concrete surface. He sustained a concussion and died the next day. The scaffold did not have guardrails at the time of the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, GUARDRAIL, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CONCUSSION, FACE, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family 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	106158900			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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