Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14213474 - Employee killed in fall from painter's platform

Accident Summary Nr: 14213474 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 09/10/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17683384	09/13/1990	1721	0	Stone Decorating Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing along a 12 in. wide painter's platform at the very top of a 6 1/2 story stairwell. The planking was supported on one end by a ladder jack connected to the support rungs of an 8 ft stepladder. The stepladder was leaning unsecured against a door frame. The employee moving on the plank caused the ladder to fall, which sent the employee an estimated 100 ft down the stairwell. He was killed.

Keywords: PLANKING, PLATFORM, UNSECURED, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17683384			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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