Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119111.015 - Three employees fall in scaffold collapse and receive multip

Accident Summary Nr: 119111.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 07/31/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419682.015	07/31/2019		237310	Concrete General, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:02 a.m. on July 31, 2019, Employee 1 and Employee 2 stood on a metal scaffolding plank that was secured at one end to begin painting the underside of a bridge. When Employee 3 attempted to join them on the plank, the scaffolding pin and support pole broke, and all three employees fell approximately twenty-five feet. Coworkers immediately called for emergency medical responders and attempted to provide basic first aid. All three employees were hospitalized to treat their injuries. Employee 1 received a fractured right scapula, radius and ulna, and multiple contusions, abrasions, and lacerations to the entire body. Employee 2 received a four-inch head laceration, and contusions, abrasions, and minor lacerations to the entire body. Employee 3 received fractures to the left wrist and forearm, and contusions, abrasions, and minor lacerations to the entire body.

Keywords: Abrasion, Arm, Collapse, Contusion, Emergency Response, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Forearm, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Ladder Jack Scaffold, Pin, Shoulder, Torso, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair				24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1419682.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury	Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 24 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:
2	1419682.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury	Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 24 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:
3	1419682.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury	Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 24 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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