Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14195531 - PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE

Accident Summary Nr: 14195531 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/18/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14848600	10/04/1984	1751	0	Reynolds & Ellot Co Inc.

Abstract: THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ALUMINUM SIDING FROM A PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD. HE WAS WORKING FROM A HEIGHT OF 21 FEET. THE EAST END SCAFFOLD POLE BROKE AT A SPLICED JOINT. THE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS FACE, SUSTAINING A FRACTURED JAW. THE THREE SCAFFOLD POLES WERE SPACED APPROXIMATELY 13 FEET APART. THE SCAFFOLD PLATFORM CONSISTED OF TWO SECTIONS, 12 FEET WIDE AND 14' LONG. THE PLATFORM WAS MADE UP OF 2 X 4 LUMBER AND PARTICLE BOARD. THE SCAFFOLD DID NOT HAVE GUARDRAILS. IT DID NOT HAVE A TRIANGLE BRACE AT THE BOTTOM. THE PLATFORM BRACKET WAS NOT FULLY DECKED AND THE PLATFORM WAS NOT SECURED. THE NAILS WERE NOT STAGGERED UNIFORMLY AT THE SPLICE.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, COLLAPSE, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE SURFACE, BRACE, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14848600			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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