Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14470918 - Employee Fell From Unsecured Ladder Atop A Scaffold
Accident: 14470918 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 01/30/1987 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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103258885 | 02/06/1987 | 1522 | Wahlburg Construction Company | ||||
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTALLING DRYWALL. TO GAIN ADDED HEIGHT HE PLACED A 6 FOOT LADDER ATOP A 6 FOOT HIGH BAKER SCAFFOLD. THE SCAFFOLD HAD A MINIMUN HORIZONTAL DIMENSION OF 28 INCHES, WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH GUARDRAILS, AND ONLY 2 OF THE 4 WHEELS WERE LOCKED. THE SCAFFOLD SHIFTED AND TIPPED, OVERTURNING THE LADDER. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR AND WAS KILLED. | |||||||
Keywords:
guardrail, unsecured, ladder, construction, fall, scaffold, unstable position
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 103258885 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |