Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170075907 - Employee killed in 55 ft fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170075907 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 02/01/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126906791	02/02/1996	1522	0	Turner Caribe Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 and two coworkers were on a 4 ft by 24 ft platform on the sixth floor of a building. They were aligning a 24 ft long wood molding when a strong gust of wind cause the molding to move, striking Employee #1. He fell approximately 55 ft and was killed. Standard guardrails were not installed at the open sides of the platform at the edge of the building. Safety belts were provided to all employees but Employee #1 had not attached his belt to a fixed place.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, TIE-OFF, MOLD, OPEN-SIDED FLOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126906791			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Millwrights

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