Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200362150 - Worker Is Killed in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200362150 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 01/23/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316779792	01/23/2014	1761	238170	Exterior Recovery, Inc.

Abstract: On January 23, 2014, Employee #1, employed by Exterior Recovery, Inc., was applying commercial siding to a new multi-family apartment building being constructed. He was working from a pump jack scaffold raised 49 feet above the lower level. According to the subsequent investigation report, the only partial witness stated that Employee #1 unhooked his lanyard to lean out toward the building from the scaffold and install a soffit vent. Employee #1 slipped and fell to the concrete footer below, incurring severe head injuries. Emergency services were called. Emergency medical responders arrived at the site and, at 11:14 a.m. on January 23, 2014, pronounced Employee #1 dead. This fatality was investigated by North Carolina OSHA. The investigation determined that Exterior Recovery, Inc., was a construction company specializing in roofing, siding, and windows.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316779792			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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