Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14552418 - Employee killed in fall when balcony frame board gives way

Accident Summary Nr: 14552418 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 02/12/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2043107	02/14/1985	1751	0	J M Romero Construction Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was erecting a scaffold on the back of a two-story house. He was approximately 12 ft above the ground, standing on 2 by 6s that formed the frame for the balcony. He was pulling up a 2 ft by 12 ft plank for the scaffold platform when the header board on which he was standing gave way. Employee #1 fell to the ground and was killed.

Keywords: BOARD, ERECTION PROCESS, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK PLATFORM, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2043107			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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