Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170081152 - Employee dies after fall from unguarded third floor walkway

Accident Summary Nr: 170081152 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 02/06/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110347069	02/16/1995	1522	0	Kaaco, Inc.

Abstract: At 1 p.m. on February 6, 1995, Employee #1, a carpenter, and a coworker were moving a 20 ft long by 12 in. wide metal scaffold board along the walkway (a 4 ft wide balcony) of a large three story apartment complex that was under construction. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 18 ft, receiving serious head and rib injuries, from which he died 8 days later. The employer had been cited in November, 1995, for failing to provide guardrails. Permanent metal guardrails had been installed on the 1st and 2nd floors; because of a mistake by the steel installers the 3rd floor had not been guarded.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110347069			Fatality	Cancer	Occupation not reported

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