Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14402549 - Employee dies after 25 ft fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14402549 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 06/23/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100827690	06/23/1988	1741	0	Walter Kuzniar Masonry Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on the exterior outrigger of a scaffold erected against the east wall of the Business Building at Del Mar College/East Campus, Corpus Christi, TX. A forklift operator was placing a pallet of bricks on the scaffold through one bay of outriggers when the ends of the forks lifted the planking on the exterior outriggers. The planking and Employee #1 fell 25 ft. He struck the edge of the parapet wall and landed by the left front wheel of the forklift. Employee #1 died on September 15, 1988. He was not wearing a safety belt with lanyard.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, INATTENTION, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100827690			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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