OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14353114

HEAD,GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,LOST BALANCE,SCAFFOLD

1988-08-15T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,LOST BALANCE,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14353114
Report ID: 419700

Event description

Employee killed when hits head in fall from scaffold

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:45 a.m. on August 15, 1988, Employee #1 and a coworker were p reparing to install a piece of 21 1/2 foot by 8 foot gypsum drywall (wallboard) under a soffit or overhang at the Marriott Hotel in Daytona Beach, FL. Employee #1 was working from a scaffold at the 18 foot level and the coworker was standin g on the 12 foot level. Neither employee was protected by guardrails. After the coworker handed the wallboard to Employee #1, he lost his balance and fell 18 fe et to the cement sidewalk in front of the scaffold. Employee # 1 sustained multi ple head and body injuries at 7:45 a.m. and died at 1:30 p.m. at a local area tr auma center.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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