Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14486526 - Employee killed following scaffold collapsed

Accident Summary Nr: 14486526 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 04/30/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100695824	05/06/1987	1741	0	Aquastop Waterproofing & Painting Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was dismantling a manually driven two-point suspended scaffold. He was trying to bring the scaffold down when the rope became stuck between the scaffold platform and the wall. When he suddenly let go of the rope, the right side of the scaffold collapsed and Employee #1 fell approximately 20 ft to the ground. He fractured his lumbar spine and experienced pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis of his lower extremities. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100695824			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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