Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14544936 - Employee dies of fractured skull in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14544936 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/20/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17411661	10/25/1988	1799	0	Guy Deavours Dba G & G Sandblasting Co.

Abstract: At approximately 11:50 a.m. on October 20, 1988, Employee #1 was on a mobile, manually-propelled aluminum scaffold (2 ft 5 in. wide by 8 ft 4 in. long) sandblasting the ceiling and concrete block wall of a cotton mill spinning room. He was positioned 9 ft 6 in. above the concrete floor and had a 2 in. diameter sandblasting hose wired to the scaffold part that he was using as a top rail. It appears that the weight of the sandblasting hose pulling on the narrow caster wheel overturned the scaffold. As Employee #1 fell with the scaffold to the concrete floor, the back of his head struck the floor, fracturing his skull and killing him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CASTER, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, RAIL, CONSTRUCTION, HOSE, SKULL, SANDBLASTING, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17411661			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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