Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 690057 - Two employees killed in fall with scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 690057 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 10/11/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2914828	10/11/1985	1721	0	Sholings Sandblasting & Painting

Abstract: On October 11, 1985, Employees #1 and #2 were inside a water tank, working from a two-point suspension scaffold when its improperly rigged suspension system caused the south lines to come apart. The scaffold swung like a pendulum, dumping Employees #1 and #2 and causing the north cable to slip through the wire rope clips and the scaffold to fall 105 ft to the tank floor. Employees #1 and #2 suffered severe head trauma and were killed.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2914828			Fatality	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance
2	2914828			Fatality	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance

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