Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 801563 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 801563 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 10/11/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111021465	10/12/1990	1731	0	Willmar Electric Services

Abstract: Employee #1 relocated a mobile scaffold, then climbed 12 ft to a work platform to install guardrails. The guardrails had been removed so the scaffold could pass under objects suspended from the ceiling. The employee lost his footing and fell to the floor, striking his head. He sustained serious head and neck injuries and died. The employee may have slipped and fallen because (1) it had been raining out; (2) he had walked through red clay mud; and (3) there was water on the floor.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, NECK, SLIPPERY SURFACE, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111021465			Fatality	Concussion	Electricians' apprentices

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