Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128260.015 - Two employees fall from ladder jack scaffold due to equipmen

Accident Summary Nr: 128260.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 07/31/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1486428.015	07/31/2020		238160	Cesar Medina Dba Amezcua Restoration

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on July 31, 2020, Employees #1 and #2 were performing roofing work using a ladder jack scaffold supported by two extension ladders. While Employee #1 was on the scaffold platform preparing to connect to a vertical lifeline, one of the supporting ladders broke, leading to the collapse of the scaffold on one side. Employee #1 slid down the platform and fell to the ground, while Employee #2 was knocked off the access ladder he was climbing. Both employees sustained broken bones, bruises, lacerations, and internal bleeding, resulting in hospitalization.

Keywords: Climbing, Collapse, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ground, Internal Bleeding, Laceration, Ladder, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1486428.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:
2	1486428.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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