Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170341168 - Two employees suffer injury in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170341168 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 10/13/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17616798	10/13/1994	1761	0	P K Construction Co

Abstract: At or about 2:30 p.m. on October 10, 1994, Employees #1, #2, and a coworker were performing roofing work while standing on 16 ft high pump jack scaffold platforms. For an unknown reason, the planks became spongy; the men heard a loud crack; and the scaffold planks with the three employees fell to the ground. Employee #1, the owner, suffered serious back injuries and Employee #2 suffered a broken right ankle. The coworker sustained only bruises. Employees #1 and #2 were transported to Community Medical Center in Scranton, PA, where Employee #1 was admitted and Employee #2 was treated and released. It is believed that one of the four 2 by 4 poles broke, causing the planking to collapse.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ANKLE, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17616798			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	17616798			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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