Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14330344 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14330344 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 10/14/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2080828	10/21/1985	1761	0	Karen Construction Company Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2080331	10/16/1985	1622	0	Susquehanna Valley Construction Corp.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2080836	10/21/1985	1794	0	Faylor Middlecreek Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2080802	10/21/1985	1771	0	Spectra Services Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2080810	10/21/1985	8711	0	Capitol Engineering Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was placing and nailing the floorboards of a scaffold between bridge beams 3 and 4. He was kneeling on one of the 2 in. by 6 in. boards and was nailing it in place when it broke. Employee #1 fell 43 ft to the ground. His neck was broken and he was killed. Employee #1 was not wearing a safety belt and safety nets were not in use.

Keywords: PLANK, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, NECK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2080828			Occupation Not Listed
2	2080331	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
3	2080836			Occupation Not Listed
4	2080802			Occupation Not Listed
5	2080810			Occupation Not Listed

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