Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 79102.015 - Employee Is Killed When Pushed Off Of Scaffold By Collapsed

Accident Summary Nr: 79102.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 07/25/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1080194.015	07/25/2015		238160	172 Washington Street

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on July 25, 2015, an employee was installing a new roof from a scaf fold. The employee was hit by several planks when the roof collapsed, forcing h im from the scaffold to the ground. The employee was killed from the tear of th eir aorta and had multiple unspecified fractures.

Keywords: collapse, fall, heart, roof, scaffold, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1080194.015	60	M	Fatality		Roofers: Helpers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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