Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14548093 - FALL FROM 2 POINT SUSPENSION SWING SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 14548093 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 12/18/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15267842	12/18/1984	1791	0	Building Constructors Inc

Abstract: A 2 POINT SUSPENSION SWINGING SCAFFOLD WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. THERE WERE NO TIEBACK LINES, AND THE COUNTERWEIGHTS WERE INSUFFICIENT. THERE WERE 3 MEN ON THE SCAFFOLD WHEN THE OUTRIGGERS SLID OFF THE UPPER ROOF. ONE MAN FELL 25 FEET ONTO A HARD SURFACE AND WAS INJURED. THE SCAFFOLD WAS A POWER CLIMBER MODEL E-52 WITH 100 POUNDS WORKING LOAD.

Keywords: OUTRIGGER, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15267842			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Structural metal workers

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