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Accident Summary Nr: 129475.015 - Two employees fall from scaffold into pool; one sustains con

Accident Summary Nr: 129475.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/22/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1483564.015	07/15/2020		238320	Modern Painting

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on May 22, 2020, Employees #1 and #2 were working for a painting contractor. Employees #1 and #2 was scraping and painting the ceiling above the inside of the pool working from some mobile welded frame scaffolds. Two welded frame scaffold towers were erected in the pool. One in the shallow end and one in the deep end of the pool. One scaffold was erected on the crest that transitions from 5-10 feet deep, this scaffold began to tip over and then struck the other scaffold. Both scaffolds and employees fell and struck the concrete at the bottom of the pool. Employee #1 suffered contusions and Employee #2 suffered a hematoma on the leg. Both employees received medical treatment but were not hospitalized.

Keywords: Concrete, Contusion, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Leg, Paint, Painter, Pool, Scaffold, Scraper, Subdural Hematoma, Tip, Tips Over

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1483564.015	62	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Painting and paint spraying machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:
2	1483564.015	54	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Painting and paint spraying machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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