Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14566913 - Employee injured in fall from fifth floor catwalk

Accident Summary Nr: 14566913 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 05/21/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15129356	05/24/1984	1721	0	S David And Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15129554	05/24/1984	1522	0	The Haskell Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and another painter were preparing to paint a wall on the fifth floor next to a walkway leading to an exit. Several sheets of sheetrock were leaning against the wall to be painted. While trying to move the sheetrock, they dropped it and lost their balance. Employee #1 fell through the unguarded walkway to the ground, suffering a broken heel and pelvis.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CATWALK, LOST BALANCE, FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15129356			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; painters, paperhangers and plasterers
2	15129554					Occupation Not Listed

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