Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14444152 - FALL - TWO-POINT SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD FAILED

Accident Summary Nr: 14444152 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 03/24/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105713853	03/25/1988	1721	0	Berry Brothers Painting & Decorating

Abstract: Two employees were working from a two-point suspension scaffold. The free ends of the wire rope supporting the scaffold contacted a 4160-volt overhead power line. The wire rope melted allowing the scaffold to fall about 60 feet. One of the employees was hospitalized for the injuries he sustained as a result of the fall. The other employee died of his injuries.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WIRE ROPE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SUPPORT CABLE, FALL, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105713853			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	105713853			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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