Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14511307 - Employee killed in 50 ft fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14511307 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 08/15/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100296425	08/16/1985	1741	0	Shell Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers, who worked for a masonry company, were moving material from an access satellite elevated scaffold to the roof of a 6-story hotel under construction. Employee #1 was on a 20 in. wide plank walkway, 20 in. below the main platform of the scaffold, shoveling mud from the scaffold to a wheelbarrow on the roof. The planks moved and Employee #1 fell more than 50 ft to the ground. He suffered multiple injuries and died shortly after arriving at the hospital. The planks were not overlapped at least 12 in., nor were they adequately secured.

Keywords: PLANKING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, WALKING ON PLANK, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100296425			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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