Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96756.015 - Employee falls from scaffold and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 96756.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/17/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1243935.015	06/19/2017		238140	Masonry Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on June 17, 2017, an employee and coworkers were working from a pump scaffold to fill a column with concrete. The scaffold was not equipped with guardrails, nor was fall protection used. As the employee was handling a two inch flex hose, delivering concrete to the column, the hose abruptly whipped. As a result, the employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground and was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Guardrail, Scaffold, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1243935.015	56	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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