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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 14233217 - Employee Dies In Fall From Scaffold

**Accident: 14233217 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 04/11/1994**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
109030650	04/12/1994	1741	Rynard & Sheaffer, Incorporated

Employee #1, a mason, climbed approximately 14 feet to the top of a scaffold platform to help a laborer unload a concrete block. Neither guardrails nor other fall protection was provided. After about 3 minutes of helping to unload the block, Employee #1 apparently lost his balance, fell to the floor, and died from head injuries.

Keywords: delivery work, head, guardrail, work rules, construction, fall, fall protection, elevated work plat, lost balance, scaffold

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	109030650			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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