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Accident Summary Nr: 14347926 - MOBILE SCAFFOLD OVERTURNED; ONE KILLED, ONE INJURED

Accident Summary Nr: 14347926 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 03/15/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105989651	03/21/1988	1791	0	American All Steel Co., Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 4:40 PM ON MARCH 15, 1988, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE WORKING FRM THE TOP OF A 28 FOOT HIGH MOBILE SCAFFOLD, ATTACHING BANDING STRAPS TO A CEILING IN A SCHOOL GYM. SOME COWORKERS BEGAN TO MOVE THE SCAFFOLD WHILE THE TWO EMPLOYEES REMAINED ATOP THE SCAFFOLD PLATFORM. ONE OF THE SCAFFOLD WHEELS STRUCK A PIECE OF BROKEN CONCRETE BLOCK, CAUSING THE SCAFFOLD TO OVERTURN AND THROWING THE TWO EMPLOYYES TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED THREE DAYS LATER OF A FRACTURED SKULL. EMPLOYEE #2 RECIEVED A BROKEN UPPER RIGHT LEG AND LEFT FOREARM AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, ARM, INATTENTION, LEG, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105989651			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	105989651			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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