Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14447015 - Employee dies in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14447015 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 11/09/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107818262	11/10/1988	1741	0	Amendola Construction

Abstract: At approximately 3:15 p.m. on November 9, 1988, Employee #1 was attempting to remove an outrigger bracket and attached well wheel from the outside of a scaffold end frame while standing on an unguarded scaffold platform 39 ft above the ground. While detaching the apparatus, Employee #1 lost his balance and fell to the ground, landing on the front of his body. He was apparently killed upon impact.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, WORK PLATFORM, UNGUARDED, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107818262			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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