Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 775031 - Two employees killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 775031 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 08/29/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100581818	08/29/1988	1741	0	Pudge Wright Masonary

Abstract: At approximately 9:10 a.m. on August 29, 1988, Employees #1 and #2 were working on a 24 ft long two point suspension scaffold that was elevated to 60 ft. The scaffold was suspended by outrigger beams that were 17 ft apart. They were resting on cinder and counterweighted by sandbags, but there were no tiebacks or secondary means of anchorage. One of the outriggers began to tip, causing Employees #1 and #2 to fall. Both were killed. A coworker was able to grab and hold onto a ledge until he was rescued. All three employees were wearing safety belts but they were not tied off.

Keywords: OUTRIGGER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, TIE-OFF, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100581818			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	100581818			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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