Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170157937 - Employee killed in fall from rolling scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170157937 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/06/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112173984	12/06/1994	1742	0	J. J.A.Y.S. Installation

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on December 6, 1994, Employee #1 was working from a metal rolling scaffold approximately 8 ft 3 in. above floor level. He was installing a metal T-bar in the ceiling of a supermarket expansion project. He apparently fell from the scaffold, which had no guardrails, and landed on the concrete floor. He sustained massive head injuries and blood loss. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at Holy Cross Hospital in Mission Hills.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, LOSS OF BLOOD, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112173984			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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