Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14312060 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14312060 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 05/08/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17779737	05/09/1986	1521	0	Meklin Builders, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from a 26-ft-high tubular welded scaffold that had been built four sections high. He was installing furring strips for cedar shake siding to the front of a brick building, using a powder-actuated fastener. He was at the top level of the scaffold when he fell and struck his head against the pavement. Employee #1 was killed. There were no guardrails, and no ladder been installed for egress.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17779737			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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