Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14257174 - One dies, one injured after fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14257174 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 05/16/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15003536	06/20/1984	1799	0	Seager Waterproofing Inc

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were on a 15 ft high two-point suspension scaffold spraying adhesive on the side of a building. A foreman saw Employee #1 on the ground and Employee #2 falling through the air, but he did not see the employees fall from the scaffold. Employee #1 died a month later as a result of the multiple fractures he sustained in the fall. Employee #2 survived but was unable to remember any details about the accident. The scaffold had improper guardrails and no safety lines.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, LIFELINE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15003536			Fatality	Fracture	Plasterers
2	15003536			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plasterers

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