Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14456719 - Employee killed in 36 ft fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14456719 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 06/05/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15189202	06/06/1984	1741	0	Western States Masonry Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning up a bricklaying work area on a decked Morgan scaffold by shoveling the excess mortar into the inner brick cavity. As he turned, he tripped where two a scaffold planks overlapped and was pitched forward through the handrail. He tried unsuccessfully to grab hold of something to stop himself. Employee #1 fell 36 ft, bouncing off a wall at 18 ft, and striking a scaffold brace before landing on the ground. He remained conscious and was attended to by paramedics, but died later that same day at a local hospital.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, HANDRAIL, TRIPPED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15189202			Fatality	Other	Brickmasons and stonemasons

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