Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14219182 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL WHEN SCAFFOLD BREAKS

Accident Summary Nr: 14219182 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 08/05/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102299195	06/02/1989	1742	0	Marek Brothers Systems Inc.

Abstract: On August 5, 1987, Employee # 1 and two other carpenters were installing a sheetrock 13 ft above the ground. They were standing on the 2-ft by 4-ft- scaffold, constructed on the job. Employee #1 and other coworkers were standing in one spot at the end of the scaffold. The scaffold broke and Employee #1 fell, landing on the head. The other two coworkers also fell but they were not injured.

Keywords: HEAD, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102299195			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters

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