Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202342390 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202342390 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 08/18/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313623852	08/18/2009	1741	238140	Nova Restoration Of Ny Inc

Abstract: On August 18, 2009, Employee #1 was working on a broken cable from a two-point suspended scaffold. Employee was not tied off, and he fell five stories to the ground. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, REPAIR, BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	7	70	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313623852			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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