Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14541601 - Five employees injured in fall when scaffold collapsed

Accident Summary Nr: 14541601 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 07/31/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2169472	07/31/1985	1542	0	Metric Constructors, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 through #5 were hoisting 18,270 lb of prestressed concrete double T-panel using two hand-operated hoists attached to scaffolds and supporting I-beams. The panel was being hoisted out of balance, causing the scaffold to be side-loaded. The crossbracing failed and the scaffold collapsed, causing Employees #1 through #5 to fall to a lower level. All sustained injuries and were hospitalized. The scaffolds were neither designed nor constructed for laterally-imposed loads.

Keywords: WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, BRACING, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2169472	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters
2	2169472	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters
3	2169472	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenter apprentices
4	2169472	Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters
5	2169472	Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters

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