Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14399679 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN FALL FROM WORK PLATFORM

Accident Summary Nr: 14399679 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 04/08/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2315489	04/11/1988	1721	0	Sdf, Inc.

Abstract: SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING FROM AN ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM, MOVING THE PLATFORM OCCASIONALLY AS WORK PROGRESSED. DUE TO THE NATURE AND CONFIGURATION OF THE PLATFORM, THE EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN PROVIDED WITH SAFETY BELTS AND LANYARDS FOR FALL PROTECTION. EMPLOYEE #1 FAILED TO CONNECT HIS LANYARD, AND WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PLATFORM PLANK THAT HAD BECOME DISPLACED, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OVER THE SIDE OF THE PLATFORM. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, TIE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2315489			Fatality	Concussion	Painters, construction and maintenance

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