Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 82381.015 - Employee is killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 82381.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 01/19/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1118764.015	01/20/2016		236210	Texas Fixture Installer, L.L.C.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on January 19, 2016, Employee #1 was working from a mobile scaffold at a height of five feet, removing boards from an existing wall. The employee was using a hammer/crowbar to remove the boards which were nailed to the wall. As Employee #1 was pulling back on the boards, he lost his balance and fell five feet to the concrete floor, killing him.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Fall, Lost Balance, Scaffolding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1118764.015	65	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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