Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14201008 - TWO EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN SCAFFOLD COLLAPSES UNDER THEM

Accident Summary Nr: 14201008 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/01/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14831929	06/04/1984	1761	0	Mac Beth Constn Inc

Abstract: Two employees of Mac Beth Construction Incorporated were nailing wooden shakes onto a 12 ft by 12 ft roof. They were standing on a 16 ft high ladder jack scaffold, supported by a 4.5 ft high, tubular welded single buck scaffold. Neither employee was wearing safety equipment such as a liftline. The scaffold collapsed and the two employees fell 20 ft to the ground below. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of a broken rib and spinal compression. Employee #2 was hospitalized for treatment of a broken shoulder, broken right wrist, broken ribs, a punctured lung, contusions and bruises.

Keywords: PPE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, PUNCTURE, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14831929			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Registered nurses
2	14831929			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Registered nurses

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