Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 573519 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 573519 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 04/20/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106144736	04/22/1991	1799	0	Lakeside Architectural Metals
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106144710	04/22/1991	1796	0	Arcadia Products, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106144728	04/22/1991	1542	0	Perini-Power Joint Venture

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on April 20, 1991, Employee #1 was getting onto the platform of a two-point suspension scaffold through a window at the 48th floor. He was preparing to finish caulking windows that were started earlier that day. Because the window hinged at the bottom and swiveled open, the employee had to access the window feet-first with his back to the scaffold and then step onto the platform. No tie-off to independent safety lines was in use. Employee #1 apparently missed the platform and fell through a gap between the scaffold and the building. He fell 40 floors to his death.

Keywords: TIE-OFF, LIFELINE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106144736	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	106144710			Occupation Not Listed
3	106144728			Occupation Not Listed

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