Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170687.015 - Employee falls from elevated work platform and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 170687.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 10/03/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1779689.015	10/04/2024		236220	Tarsco Construction Corporation

Abstract: At 8:35 a.m. on October 3, 2024, Employee #1 was working inside a double-sided shell buggy, a mobile supported elevated work platform, which was supported by a 10 by 41 feet carbon steel plate. The steel plate caved inward after components used to secure it had been removed prior to the employee traveling along it. This caused the buggy to fall to the ground with Employee #1 inside. Employee #1 sustained fatal injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Steel Plate

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition				90	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1779689.015	36	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: 90 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 90 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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