Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 893552 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 893552 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 07/26/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105725824	07/26/1990	1741	0	Carolina Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:28 p.m. on July 26, 1990, Employee #1 was assigned to take down the scaffold on the southern end of a building. Using the stairs on the inside of the building, he went to the roof and then jumped over to the scaffold. The scaffold had a piece of plywood covering a hole on it, and when the employee jumped on it, the plywood broke. He was killed when he fell 58 ft through the hole to the ground.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105725824			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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