Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202085510 - Employee Killed In Fall From Elevated Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 202085510 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 08/26/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301532768	08/27/1998	1799	0	Coleman Trucking Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a platform approximately 14 ft above the ground removing asbestos. Employee #1 was not using fall protection. Employee #1 fell off the platform and died from the injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, ASBESTOS, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301532768			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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