Fatality Narrative: Brick Mason Falls from Scaffolding

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On August 1, 2002, a mason working from a scaffold to build a block wall, leaned forward over the wall he was working on and fell 25 feet to a concrete surface below. The 32-year-old member of the bricklayer's union was working for a masonry contractor helping to construct a warehouse-style building. At the time of the incident the victim was level trowelling a masonry block wall, the top of which was 24 inches above the scaffold plank on which he was standing. He fell forward over the wall and landed on a concrete surface 25 feet below. Front guardrails or fall arrest systems were not in use. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Education Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Concretes Construction Construction Equipment Construction Workers Fall Protection Falls Fatalities Guidelines Harnesses Hazards Personal Protection Protective Equipment Protective Measures Safety Education Safety Equipment Safety Measures Safety Practices Scaffolds Training Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051994
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-9-2003, 2003 Apr; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: brick mason falls from scaffolding
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228864/cdc_228864_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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