Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 849398 - Employee killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 849398 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 06/26/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103264396	06/26/1989	1741	0	American Tuckpointing & Masonry

Abstract: On June 24, 1989, Employee #1 was on the roof of a three-story building. He had just erected a two-point suspension scaffold equipped with an independent lifeline. He was climbing from the roof to the scaffold platform, which was about 5 feet below the roof level, when a section of the parapet he was climbing over broke away. Employee #1 fell to the ground level. He died of multiple injuries. Employee #1 failed to tie off before attempting to access the scaffold. He was clutching his safety belt in his hand when he fell.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103264396			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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