Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14303788 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14303788 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 03/11/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3170297	03/10/1986	1761	0	Jose E. Pagan H-N-C, Pagan Aluminum

Abstract: On March 11, 1986, Employee #1 was sitting on the platform of a tubular scaffold, installing aluminum beams. The platform was moved while Employee #1 was still on it, causing him to lose his balance. He grasped a beam which then was supporting his entire weight, and it finally gave way. Employee #1 fell to the ground and was killed. (NOTE: Original report was in Spanish.)

Keywords: INSTALLING, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, WORK PLATFORM, SCAFFOLD, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3170297			Fatality	Fracture	Roofers

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