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Accident Summary Nr: 14499859 - SCAFFOLD ROPE BROKE; EMPLOYEE FELL TO DEATH

Accident Summary Nr: 14499859 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 10/22/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1276062	10/23/1985	7389	0	Acorns Signs

Abstract: ON OCTOBER 22, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 AND A FRIEND WERE WORKING FROM A SWING STAGE SCAFFOLD WHICH WAS SUPPORTED BY A MANILA ROPE. THE ROPE, WHICH WAS BADLY DETERIORATED, BROKE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ABLE TO HOLD ON TO THE SCAFFOLD FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, BUT HE TIRED AND LOST HIS GRIP. HE FELL, STRIKING HIS HEAD AND LOSING CONSCIOUSNESS. HE REMAINED UNCONSCIOUS FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS AND THEN DIED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SELF EMPLOYED.

Keywords: HEAD, COLLAPSE, ROPE, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1276062			Fatality	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance

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