Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 302056916 - TWO EMPLOYEES INJURED IN FIRE ESCAPE COLLAPSE

Accident Summary Nr: 302056916 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 05/14/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302056916	05/14/1998	1761	0	John S. Guirke Dba Moylagh Construction Company

Abstract: Two employees were working on an existing fire escape, located 60 feet above the ground. The masonry mortar joints to which the fire escape had been fastened for 100 years failed, and sent the two employees and approximately 80 feet of the fire escape falling to the ground. Employee #1 received contusions and Employee #2 a fracture in the fall, and both were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FIRE ESCAPE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	6	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302056916			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc
2	302056916			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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