Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14386122 - Employee killed in fall through ventilation duct

Accident Summary Nr: 14386122 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 05/30/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100160951	06/02/1986	7349	0	Kleen Air Service Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100131960	06/02/1986	4311	0	U. S. Postal Service

Abstract: At approximately 11:55 a.m. on May 30, 1986, Employee #1 and his foreman had just finished working near a ventilation duct. They were dismantling their scaffold and hoisting car, which were positioned over the ventilation duct. Employee #1 was standing on a plank next to an 18 inch opening between the planking when he lost his footing. He fell approximately 220 feet through the ventilation duct (from the 15th to the 1st floor) and was killed.

Keywords: DUCT, WORK RULES, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, DISMANTLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100160951			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	100131960					Occupation Not Listed

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