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Accident Summary Nr: 132945.015 - Two employees are injured in scaffold collapse after tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 132945.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 12/15/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1511047.01501/21/2021238320Manolis Painting Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on December 15, 2020, two employees were stripping paint from girders on an overpass bridge while working from a scaffold system. A horizontal cable of the scaffold was struck by a passing tractor trailer, causing the scaffold platform to collapse. One employee fell from the platform, and both employees sustained sprain and strain injuries. Both employees were hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Cable, Collapse, Scaffold, Semi Tractor Trailer, Sprain, Strain, Struck By
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Bridge Alteration or rehabilitation  

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1511047.015 28 M Hospitalized injury Painters, construction and maintenance Distance of Fall: 11 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet
Cause: Exterior painting
Fatality Cause:
2 1511047.015 32 M Hospitalized injury Painters, construction and maintenance Distance of Fall: 11 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet
Cause: Exterior painting
Fatality Cause:

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