Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14511927 - One employee killed, one injured in scaffold collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 14511927 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 12/17/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103613469	12/18/1986	1521	0	William Droemer, Contractor

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were working from a scaffold that was approximately 18 feet high. A coworker moved the scaffold, causing it to fall. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 sustained injuries that required hospitalization. It was recommended that employees be trained in the erection and use of scaffolds, and that the employer not allow employees to slide a manually-propelled scaffold if the scaffold base is not at least half of its height.

Keywords: MOBILE SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103613469			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters
2	103613469			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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