Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 731273 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 731273 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 01/25/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15366123	01/02/1985	1799	0	Robert Haines Co Inc

Abstract: On January 2, 1985, Employee #1 was was applying caulking to building joints from a two point suspension scaffold powered by a Skyclimber, #M416237, #E41362. A fairlead guide fractured, shearing or damaging the 5/16 in. wire rope. The employee's 3/4 in. lanyard failed, allowing him to fall 89 ft 8 in. to a concrete sidewalk. He died of blunt trauma injury to the thorax and abdomen.

Keywords: CHEST, ABDOMEN, WIRE ROPE, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15366123			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons

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