Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 90331.015 - Employee falls into canal and drowns when scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 90331.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 11/04/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1189307.015	11/04/2016		238320	P. S. Bruckel, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:39 a.m. on November 4, 2016, an employee was part of a group of employees dismantling the cantilever scaffolding and removing the decking. The scaffold partially collapsed when 2 steel "belly" cables snapped causing the employee to fall into the canal located below the scaffold decking. The employee was asphyxiated from drowning. A harness and lanyard was being worn but were not tied off to any anchor point.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Broken Cable, Drowning, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1189307.015	41	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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