Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14563415 - Employee killed in 30 ft fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14563415 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 04/16/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14981765	04/19/1984	1799	0	Delcon Mcmullan

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from an approximately 30 ft high scaffold, proofing a steel beam. As he reached over the top rail, it slipped off the pin atop the rail post and sprung open. Employee #1 fell onto the concrete floor and died several hours later as a result of internal hemorrhaging. He was wearing a safety belt, but his lanyard was not secured to any structure.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, HEMORRHAGE, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14981765			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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