Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14277818 - Employee killed, one injured in scaffold collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 14277818 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 07/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18143776	07/12/1991	1761	0	James Soares Construction

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on July 12, 1991, Employees #1 and #2 and a coworker were doing roofing work from a pump jack scaffold. They overloaded the scaffold and one of the wood poles broke. All three employees fell 12 feet to the sidewalk. Employees #1 and #2 were admitted to the hospital while the coworker was uninjured. Six days later, Employee #1 died. Employee #2 is in satisfactory condition with head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18143776			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	18143776			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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