Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14477947 - Employee injured in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14477947 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 06/09/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101192300	06/09/1986	1521	0	W.W. Gagnon & Son

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were at a height of 10 to 12 ft on an A-frame scaffold, siding a residential building. while working at about 10 to 12 ft high on an A-frame scaffold. While stretching, one of the employees forced the scaffold away from the building and both workers fell to the ground. Employee #1 suffered back injuries. The cause of the accident may have been poor footing. No construction standards exist for this type of scaffold, which is similar to a horse-type scaffold. OSHA did not have jurisdiction in this case, so a thorough investigation was not performed.

Keywords: FOOTINGS, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101192300			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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