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Accident: 14476576 - Fall From Scaffold

Accident: 14476576 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 05/17/1985
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
237097105/20/19852819Intercontinental Chemical Corp.
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PAINTING THE CEILING OF A WAREHOUSE WHILE STANDNG ON A 16' LONG X 1' WIDE SCAFFOLD PICK. THE SCAFFOLD EXTENDED FROM A STORAGE RACK TO A PALLET ELEVATED BY A JOCK TRUCK TO A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 8' 6" FROM THE FLOOR. GUARD RAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR, STRIKING HIS HEAD. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED THE NEXT DAY FROM HEAD INJURIES.
Keywords: head, guardrail, fall, painter, scaffold
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 2370971 Fatality Concussion Occupation not reported

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