Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100139302 - Robert Troyer Dba Pioneer Plumbing & Electric

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on August 6, 1986, Employee #1, who worked for an outside contractor, was doing maintenance and repair work for an automobile dealership. He was using two 6 foot sections of a mobile scaffold to change the fluorescent lights in the ceiling of the dealership's service department. Employee #1 fell approximately 8 feet from the scaffold, landing on an automobile that was on a Horst light lift, and then fell approximately 6 feet to the concrete floor. He died of massive head injuries. The scaffold had no guardrails.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD