Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 638122 - Foreman killed in fall from unguarded scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 638122 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 07/23/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107347023	07/23/1993	1799	0	Niagara Coatings Services Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113943591	07/23/1993	1711	0	Oldman Boiler Works, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a foreman, climbed up the frames of a 45 ft high tubular welded frame scaffold to check on a coworker who was sandblasting inside a stack at a steam plant. The scaffold was not equipped with guardrails and there was no access ladder. After talking with the coworker, Employee #1 either fell from the unguarded platform or fell while climbing down the scaffold's end frames. He died. There were no witnesses.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LADDER, PLATFORM, GUARDRAIL, FALL, UNGUARDED, SCAFFOLD, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107347023			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	113943591					Occupation Not Listed

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