Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14251508 - Employees injured in scaffold collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 14251508 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 05/06/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18566893	05/09/1988	1741	0	Little River Masonry Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were 14 ft high on a Morgan tower scaffold which had towers spaced 7 1/2 ft apart. The scaffold was loaded with one cube of 8 in. concrete blocks and a pan of mortar mix. The safety catch was not in its channel and when the employees pushed down on the lever arm to raise the scaffold, the cable snapped. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a broken foot and a puncture wound to the leg. Employee #2 suffered a sprained ankle and a bruised shoulder and back.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, BACK, SPRAIN, ANKLE, FOOT, LEG, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18566893			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons
2	18566893			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons

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