Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14489124 - Employee killed in fall from two-point suspension scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14489124 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 11/16/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17776261	11/17/1995	1799	0	Ricky & B Construction Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were working on a two-point suspension scaffold without safety belts, lifeline, or tie backs. They attempted to move a hook to reposition it when the hook slipped off the parapet, causing one end of the scaffold to drop. Employee #1 fell five stories to his death. The coworker was able to grab on, and climbed to a fire escape.

Keywords: LIFELINE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17776261			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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