Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14519532 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN FALL FROM AIRPORT TOWER
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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101016079 | 04/18/1986 | 1793 | 0 | Kinney Glass & Glazing Contractors Inc. |
Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A GLAZIER, WAS INSTALLING GLASS FRAMES FOR WINDOWS IN A NEW AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER. THERE WAS A 4 FOOT WIDE PLATFORM ALL AROUND THE CONTROL TOWER THAT HAD A RAILING ABOUT 43 INCHES HIGH BUT HAD NO MIDRAIL. APPARENTLY THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE, FELL BACKWARDS AND ROLLED UNDER THE RAILING, THEN FELL 72 FEET, 6 INCHES TO THE GROUND. HE WAS KILLED.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 101016079 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |