Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170108294 - Employee struck and killed by falling scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170108294 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 08/05/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102871647	08/05/1993	1761	0	Gruber Roofing And Siding Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was carrying a bundle of shingles up a faulty ladder to two coworkers who were working on a pic (ladder jack scaffold). The ladder split, cracked, and broke, causing the pic with the two coworkers to also fall. The pic struck Employee #1, causing multiple trauma to the head. He died.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, STRUCK BY, SCAFFOLD PIC, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102871647			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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