Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 936815 - Employee drowns after fall from collapsing scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 936815 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 06/23/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300502309	06/23/1997	1721	0	Michael J. Gresh Painting Co, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a catenary-type scaffold, erected over water, that collapsed when the cables located at area #2 snapped. Employee #1 fell into the water and drowned. Five coworkers hung onto the collapsed scaffold and were rescued.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, DROWN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300502309			Fatality	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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