Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14486492 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14486492 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 04/10/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
758003	04/11/1989	1799	0	York Waterproofing Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was positioning a two point suspension scaffold with the help of a coworker, who was at the other end of the scaffold. Employee #1 apparently lost control of the rope, the scaffold tilted, and he fell from the fourth floor to the street. He died. The coworker, who grabbed the rope and lowered himself to the street, was uninjured.

Keywords: ROPE, CONSTRUCTION, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, LOST CONTROL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	758003			Fatality	Fracture	Insulation Workers

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