Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14505937 - Two employees injured when scaffold planking dislodges

Accident Summary Nr: 14505937 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/29/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101588044	08/29/1986	1541	0	Pederson & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from a scaffold that had been fabricated onsite. When Employee #2, the employer, joined Employee #1 on the scaffold, their combined weight dislodged one of the 2 by 4s supporting the planking. Employee #1 fell three stories to the ground and was hospitalized with three cracked ribs. Employee #2 fell about 6 1/2 ft to the 3rd floor level, sustaining cuts and lacerations on his legs. The scaffold had not been adequately secured.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, LACERATION, RIB, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101588044			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	101588044			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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