Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14353114 - Employee killed when hits head in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14353114 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 08/15/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18022152	08/16/1988	1742	0	A. W. Baylor Plastering, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on August 15, 1988, Employee #1 and a coworker were preparing to install a piece of 21 1/2 foot by 8 foot gypsum drywall (wallboard) under a soffit or overhang at the Marriott Hotel in Daytona Beach, FL. Employee #1 was working from a scaffold at the 18 foot level and the coworker was standing on the 12 foot level. Neither employee was protected by guardrails. After the coworker handed the wallboard to Employee #1, he lost his balance and fell 18 feet to the cement sidewalk in front of the scaffold. Employee # 1 sustained multiple head and body injuries at 7:45 a.m. and died at 1:30 p.m. at a local area trauma center.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18022152			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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