Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14544142 - Employee killed when two-point suspension scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 14544142 -- Report ID: 0317740 -- Event Date: 10/25/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2007870	10/25/1985	1721	0	Gordon Bennett & Son

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were on a two-point suspension scaffold, painting the exterior of a multi-story building. The scaffold was improperly erected or supported and it collapsed. Employee #1 fell and was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PAINTER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2007870			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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