Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14470918 - EMPLOYEE FELL FROM UNSECURED LADDER ATOP A SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 14470918 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 01/30/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103258885	02/06/1987	1522	0	Wahlburg Construction Company

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTALLING DRYWALL. TO GAIN ADDED HEIGHT HE PLACED A 6 FOOT LADDER ATOP A 6 FOOT HIGH BAKER SCAFFOLD. THE SCAFFOLD HAD A MINIMUN HORIZONTAL DIMENSION OF 28 INCHES, WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH GUARDRAILS, AND ONLY 2 OF THE 4 WHEELS WERE LOCKED. THE SCAFFOLD SHIFTED AND TIPPED, OVERTURNING THE LADDER. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR AND WAS KILLED.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103258885			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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