Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14253728 - Fall From Steel Beam While Dismantling Scaffold
Accident: 14253728 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/27/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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14992085 | 08/29/1986 | 1791 | L W Faircloth Welding Co | ||||
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DISMANTLING INTERIOR HUNG SCHAFFOLDS. HE WAS WALKING A STEEL BEAM IN ORDER TO REACH THE SCAFFOLD HANGER BRACKET. HE WAS HOLDING ONTO A UNISTRUT SUPPORTING AN AIR CONDITIONER DUCT. THE UNISTRUT BROKE LOOSE, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL 24 FEET TO THE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF HEAD INJURIES. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, steel beam, dismantling, unsecured, fall, lost balance, scaffold
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 14992085 | Fatality | Concussion | Structural metal workers |