Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14562730 - Two employees injured in fall when scaffold cable breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 14562730 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 06/06/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17716390	06/06/1985	1721	0	Fresh Meadows Painting Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 9:20 a.m. on June 5, 1985, Employees #1 and #2 were approximately 32 ft above railroad tracks, painting the underside of an overpass. They were working from a horizontal wire cable scaffold that consisted of a 28 in. wide by 24 ft long wooden work platform, suspended on two horizontal 1/2 in. diameter wire cables. One of the wires broke, and both painters fell onto the railroad tracks. Employee #1 fractured his spine and legs, and Employee #2 fractured his hip and leg. Both were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, SPINE, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, HIP, LEG, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17716390			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	17716390			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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