Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 64510.015 - Employee falls from scaffolding and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 64510.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 01/31/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
984534.015	07/09/2014		238140	Lb Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:40 a.m. on January 31, 2014, an employee was on a ladder attached to scaffolding when the employee lost his balance. He fell from an integrated scaffold ladder on a three tier scaffolding, totaling 15 feet. The employee was reportedly facing away from the ladder while on the ladder and fell about 10 to 12 feet. The employee suffered a fatal spinal cord injury.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Fall, Fall Protection, Ladder, Scaffold, Spine

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	984534.015	50	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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