Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120625.015 - Two employees are injured in fall from hydro-mobile scaffol

Accident Summary Nr: 120625.015 -- Report ID: 0420300 -- Event Date: 10/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1437092.015	10/08/2019		236118	Silverstone Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on October 7, 2019, a building's inner wall structure was significantly complete with the exterior veneer layer underway. To accomplish the work, the subcontractor was using a mast climbing lift platform manufactured by Hydro Mobile. The finish veneer brickwork was underway. Two mast climbing work platforms were being used in tandem at this location. The Hydro Mobile M2 series mast climbing working platform was being lowered at the time of the accident. The left hand (Tower 2) scaffold slid sideways across the face of the building. Its two masts buckled and fell, and subsequently the unit toppled away from the building along with two employees who were on the platform. Two employees were severely injured and required immediate medical attention. One received a concussion; the other was paralyzed from the neck down. The Hydro Mobile M2 mast climbing work platforms were improperly assembled. Both employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: Concussion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Mast, Mast Climber Scaffold, Paralysis

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition				35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1437092.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: 35 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:
2	1437092.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 35 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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