Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14341721 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14341721 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 03/25/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17427568	03/25/1988	1771	0	Muzzin Brothers Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had rigged a 2 tier tubular coupled scaffold to a height of 18 ft. Each tier measured 6 ft, not including the extension of poles. Employee #1 laid short planks across the rungs. A plank slipped from the rung, which caused Employee #1 to fall to his death. The accident occurred because the plank was too short to span the rungs and because Employee #1 weighed over 300 lb.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PLANK, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17427568			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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