Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170086482 - Employee killed in fall from platform

Accident Summary Nr: 170086482 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 08/24/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116315979	08/26/1996	1731	0	System Electric

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on August 24, 1996, an electrical contracting crew was laying 4 in. Schedule 40 PVC pipes in a 3 ft 7 in. deep by 6 to 8 ft wide by 120 ft long trench. Employee #1 had climbed onto a wooden deck platform with attached metal pans to get a box of PVC glue and duct tape. The that was on the edge of the wooden formwork. He handed down the box to coworkers and was leaving the wooden deck when he fell, suffering fatal blunt force injuries to his neck and cervical spine.

Keywords: SPINE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116315979			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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