OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221671753

S & S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC.

LONG ISLAND CITY, NY· 2024-06-05T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Ground, Installing, Scaffold, Siding, Unprotected
NAICS: 238170
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347531626
Employer profile: S & S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC.
Summary number: 221671753
Report ID: 0215600
Project type: B
Construction end-use: B

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from unprotected scaffold

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 p.m. on June 5, 2024, three employees were installing siding on a 3-story building using an unprotected scaffold. After completing their installation work, Employee #1 began descending from the scaffold and fell approximately 18 feet to the ground in a neighboring backyard. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to the head upon impact with the concrete, which resulted in fatal injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
869

Fall distance
18

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