W.W. LAKOSKY PLASTERING CORP.

EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM UNGUARDED SCAFFOLD

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.