OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689240

W.W. LAKOSKY PLASTERING CORP.

DULUTH, MN· 1987-05-18T12:45:00

Event: HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION, SCAFFOLD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #104518733
Employer profile: W.W. LAKOSKY PLASTERING CORP.
Summary number: 689240
Report ID: 552700

Event description

EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM UNGUARDED SCAFFOLD

Investigation abstract

AT 12:45 PM ON MAY 18, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STUFFING LOOSE INSULATING MATERIAL INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TOP OF A PARTITION WALL AND THE BOTTOM OF THE ROOF SH EATHING. HE WAS STANDING ON A 19 INCH WIDE SCAFFOLD PLATFORM LOCATED 10 1/2 FEET ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. THE SPACE INTO WHICH HE WAS PUSHING THE INSULATION WAS 19 FE ET ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. (HE WAS USING A LONG STICK TO REACH UP THE ADDITIONAL 8 1/ 2 FEET.) FOR SOME REASON HE STEPPED BACKWARD OFF THE PLATFFORM AND FELL TO THE F LOOR. HE SUFFERED A MILD HEAD CONCUSSION AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO ST. LUKES HOSPITAL. HE WAS KEPT IN THE HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT AND RELEASED THE NEXT DAY.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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