Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14458699 - One killed, one injured in fall when scaffold pole breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 14458699 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 11/26/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14855340	11/28/1984	1521	0	T & T Lumber Co Inc

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2, both experienced carpenters, were installing siding on a house. They were standing on the work platform of a pump jack scaffold, 17 ft above the ground, when the left scaffold pole broke and they fell. Employee #1 struck his head on two 6 ft by 10 ft concrete patio slabs and was killed. Employee #2 landed in soft soil next to the patio and fractured his right foot. The scaffold was not equipped with guardrails on all of its open sides and ends, and neither employee was wearing a safety belt, lifeline, or other PPE.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14855340			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters
2	14855340			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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