Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 894550 - Employee killed in fall when scaffold malfunctions

Accident Summary Nr: 894550 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 03/15/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105677660	03/15/1989	1799	0	E. S. Chappel & Sons, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105677645	03/15/1989	1799	0	Hicks Window Cleaning Service Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105677678	03/15/1989	1542	0	F.N. Thompson Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a 60 ft high two-point suspended scaffold caulking windows. When he started down, one of the climbers malfunctioned, allowing the cable to freewheel. The emergency brake also malfunctioned, causing the opposite end of the scaffold to stop moving and the scaffold to become vertical. Employee #1, who was not using a lifeline and a safety belt, fell 50 ft and was killed. Safety belts and lifelines were available at the job site.

Keywords: BRAKE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, LIFELINE, CONSTRUCTION, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105677660	Fatality	Cancer	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	105677645			Occupation Not Listed
3	105677678			Occupation Not Listed

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