Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 639930 - ONE KILLED, ONE INJURED WHEN SCAFFOLD FELL OVER

Accident Summary Nr: 639930 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 12/12/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100525799	12/14/1987	1711	0	Harris Brothers Heating & Cooling Contractors Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE WORKING FROM ALUMINUM EXTENSION LADDERS SET AGAINST A WALL AND ON THE TOP OF A MANUALLY PROPELLED MOBILE SCAFFOLD. WHEN THE EMPLOYEES CLIMBED TOWARDS THE TOP OF THESE LADDERS, THE SCAFFOLD TOWER TIPPED OVER. THE EMPLOYEES FELL TO THE CONCRETE SURFACE. EMPLOYEE #1 LANDED ON HIS HEAD AND SUSTAINED A FATAL INJURY. EMPLOYEE #2, WHO PARTIALLY BROKE HIS FALL BY GRABBING A ROPE, RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

Keywords: HEAD, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100525799			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	100525799			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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