Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14454748 - Employee killed in 30 foot fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14454748 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 11/15/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104245832	11/17/1989	1542	0	Larson & Unzeitig, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were setting up a scaffold on a stairway landing between a building's 2nd and 3rd levels. Employee #1 was descending the scaffold when he fell, striking his head on the concrete steps. The employee rolled off the stairway, fell between stairway flights, and landed on another level approximately 30 feet below. The coworker saw Employee #1 fall and attempted to grab him before he rolled off the stairway. Employee #1 died. Although a ladder was available to the employees, it was not used to access the stairway. There were no standard stair railings on the stairway.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, STAIR LANDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104245832			Fatality	Fracture	Concrete and terrazzo finishers

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