Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 84677.015 - Worker is Killed in Fall From Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 84677.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 04/20/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1141827.015	04/20/2016		238310	Paco Drywall Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on April 20, 2016, a worker was erecting a scaffold in an elevator shaft. As he installed the scaffold planking, he fell through an unsecured section of railing and struck the elevator pit floor. The worker died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall Protection, Residential Construction, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1141827.015	25	M	Fatality		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: 50 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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