Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14512081 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE FELL FROM A CANTILEVERED SIDEWALK

Accident Summary Nr: 14512081 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 06/25/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102342821	06/30/1987	1629	0	Farrell Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CHIPPING, GRINDING AND PATCHING A CATILEVERED SIDEWALK LOCATED 12 TO 13 FEET ABOVE A CONCRETE CHANNEL FILLED WITH 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES OF WATER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT NOR WERE GUARDRAILS INSTALLED. CARPENTERS WERE REMOVING SCAFFOLDING AND FORMS BENEATH THE SIDEWALK AND TWO UNSUPPORTED PIECES OF PLYWOOD WERE LEFT EXTENDING BEYOND THE SIDEWALK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING WHILE PATCHING THE SIDEWALK FACE AND PLACED HIS HAND ON THE PLYWOOD. THE PLYWOOD CAME LOOSE AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL INTO THE CHANNEL, HITTING HIS HEAD ON A ROCK. HE WAS FATALLY INJURED.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102342821			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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