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Accident Summary Nr: 14516991 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 14516991 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 11/21/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101822922	11/24/1987	1721	0	Sherway Application Company

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM ON NOVEMBER 21, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE WORKING FROM A TWO POINT SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD, PAINTING A PANEL 20 FEET ABOVE A VEHICLE RAMP. THE RAMP LED TO THE BASEMENT OF A BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. A FORKLIFT BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE RAMP CAUGHT THE END OF ONE OF THE SUSPENSION CABLES AND PULLED ONE OF THE OUTRIGGERS OFF THE BUILDING ROOF. THE END OF THE SCAFFOLD SUPPORTED BY THE FREED OUTRIGGER FELL, CAUSING EMPLOYEE #1, WHO DID NOT HAVE HIS SAFETY BELT ATTACHED TO A LIFELINE, FALL TO THE RAMP. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A SEVERELY STRAINED BACK.

Keywords: LIFELINE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, BACK, FALL, PAINTER, INATTENTION, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101822922			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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