Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170034201 - Two employees injured in fall when scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 170034201 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 03/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123333825	03/18/1998	1761	0	On Target Construction

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were working on a wood pole pump jack scaffold platform when one support of the three legs broke. The two employees fell more than 30 ft to the ground. Both sustained injuries and Employee #1 was killed. The scaffold legs were of questionable quality, and the required bracing was missing.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, BRACING, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	4	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123333825			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	123333825			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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