Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14206460 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN 35-FOOT FALL FROM SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 14206460 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 08/14/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3132743	08/16/1985	8661	0	Apostolic Faith Church

Abstract: On August 14, 1985, Employee #1 was in charge of building and placing a spire on top of a partially erected church building. He was on the top of the 35-foot high scaffolding when the spire inverted in the sling and struck near the scaffold, startling the employee. The single rail of the guardrail broke, and the employee fell to the concrete floor. The employee sustained fatal traumatic head fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RIGGING, BUILDING, RAIL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLING, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3132743			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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