Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14565535 - Employee injured in 60 ft fall from building

Accident Summary Nr: 14565535 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 05/22/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14591457	05/22/1985	1741	0	Statewide Masonry Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 p.m. on May 22, 1985, Employee #1 was being lowered manually with a rope from the 8th to the 7th floor of a campus science building under construction. He was being lowered by three coworkers so he could attach a rope to a portable work platform that was to be hoisted to the 8th floor. Employee #1 had placed his foot through a loop in the rope while holding onto the rope in a standing position when he fell approximately 60 ft to the 3rd floor. He sustained serious injuries.

Keywords: ROPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14591457			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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