Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 81195.015 - Employee is struck by falling scaffold barrier and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 81195.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 11/11/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1104998.015	11/12/2015		238910	Brock Services, Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on November 11, 2015, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were engaged in dismantling a wood scaffold and moving it to a maintenance area. Coworker #1 was operating a crane that was lowering scaffold parts. Employee #1 was standing on the ground and waiting for a load to be lowered. A tag line from the crane became caught in a barrier that nested inside the scaffold's upper level guardrail. The barrier fell 41 feet and struck Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Barrier Guard, Construction, Crane, Falling Object, Scaffold, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1104998.015	48	M	Fatality		Insulation Workers

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