Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170122162 - Employee dies when suspended scaffold falls

Accident Summary Nr: 170122162 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 12/08/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120569298	12/09/1993	1721	0	Cobb Paint Company

Abstract: Employee #1 fell about 80 feet to the ground when the wire rope supporting a suspended scaffold broke. Employee #1 had disconnected his safety line and was walking toward the end of the scaffold to climb onto a fixed ladder.

Keywords: LIFELINE, WIRE ROPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120569298			Fatality	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance

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