Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113931.015 - Two employees are injured when scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 113931.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1374028.015	02/05/2019		238170	Northern Sky Builders

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on December 7, 2018, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a siding company, were installing metal siding on the front of a new two-story residential structure. They were working from metal engineered scaffolding when the scaffold's wood frame broke free and fell. The two employees fell, a fall height of 12 feet, and struck the snow and blacktop surface. Emergency services transported the employees to the hospital, where both were admitted. Employee #1 was treated for a fractured right foot that required surgery. Employee #2 was treated for bruising to the hip and shoulders.

Keywords: Contusion, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Foot, Fracture, Frame, Hip, Installing, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Shoulder, Siding, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1374028.015	24	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause:
2	1374028.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause:

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