Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14291355 - Employee on ground struck by falling wall blocks

Accident Summary Nr: 14291355 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 05/28/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3324480	05/28/1985	1521	0	Alexander Construction Associates Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3324506	05/28/1985	1761	0	Mackenzie Roofing Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3324498	05/28/1985	1741	0	California Carrington

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from an 8 ft wooden stepladder located at ground level in a 13 ft wide corridor between two apartment buildings under construction. A masonry scaffold had been set up across the corridor on the second floor level. The scaffold legs were resting on 5/8 in. particleboard and were not equipped with baseplates or other adequate foundations. As the scaffold was loaded with workers and their materials its legs punched through the flooring. The scaffold overturned, displacing a green block wall. Employee #1 was struck by a falling block and suffered multiple injuries.

Keywords: STRUCK BY, SCAFFOLD, WALL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONCRETE BLOCK, OVERTURN, CONSTRUCTION, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3324480	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters
2	3324506			Occupation Not Listed
3	3324498			Occupation Not Listed

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