Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92145.015 - Employee is killed when swing stage scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 92145.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1202794.015	01/13/2017		238140	Coast To Coast General Contractors

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on January 13, 2017, an employee was going up to remove a blue protective lining. The swing stage scaffold collapsed when a wire rope suspending the scaffold broke. The employee fell to the ground and suffered from blunt trauma to the head. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Scaffold, Scaffold Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over	19	200	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1202794.015	50	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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