Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 995118 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN FALL FROM UNSECURED BOARD

Accident Summary Nr: 995118 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 03/04/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2785921	03/08/1988	1721	0	Jeff Mckinney Paint & Wall Covering

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A PAINTER, WAS WORKING FROM A 2 BY 10 INCH WOOD BOARD SUPPORTED ON ONE END BY THE SILL (3 3/4 INCH WIDE) OF A WINDOW AND ON THE OTHER END BY THE WORK PLATFORM OF A WELDED TUBULAR FRAME SCAFFOLD. HE WAS ABOUT 35 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. THERE WAS ABOUT A 30 INCH DISTANCE BETWEEN THE WINDOW SILL AND THE UNGUARDED SCAFFOLD. EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, PAINTER, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2785921			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Painters, construction and maintenance

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