Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14440895 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14440895 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 01/06/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101896835	01/07/1988	1742	0	Interior Systems, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 fell from a 5 ft scaffold into a framed wall. The bottom plate gave way and he fell an additional 8 to 10 ft, striking his head on the concrete landing of the adjacent stairwell. Employee #1 suffered a severe skull fracture and other internal head injuries, and died 3 days later. The fall was not witnessed, but it was theorized by a fellow worker that he was stepping from the scaffold onto a ladder at the time. Citations were issued for failure to provide a standard railing around scaffolds and floor openings, and failure to train employees on hazard recognition.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNTRAINED, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101896835			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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