Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14498091 - Employee killed in fall when scaffold overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 14498091 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 08/05/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100255140	08/07/1985	1742	0	Star Drywall Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were floating drywall in a stairwell. They set up a 27 in. wide by 6 ft long web-type rolling scaffold with a platform 8 ft above the first floor landing. Employee #1 placed a 10 ft metal extension ladder atop the rolling scaffold and against a 19 ft wall to climb higher and continue floating the drywall. While he was ascending the ladder, the scaffold overturned. Employee #1 fell 18 ft and sustained fatal head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100255140			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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