OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14489033

METRO RESTORATION CORP.

NEW YORK, NY· 1987-11-06T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, UNSECURED, SCAFFOLDING, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, SCAFFOLD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #17880444
Employer profile: METRO RESTORATION CORP.
Summary number: 14489033
Report ID: 215000

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING STONE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, WORKING FROM A TWO-POINT SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD, WAS KILLED WHEN HE WA S STRUCK IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD BY A FALLING TERRACOTTA STONE. THE STONE FELL F ROM A LOCATION OVER THE WINDOW AT THE 25TH FLOOR LEVEL.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 62 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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