Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170341630 - Two employees suffer injuries in fall from scaffold planks

Accident Summary Nr: 170341630 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 03/23/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17621962	03/23/1994	1542	0	Inter-Co Construction Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:40 a.m. on March 23, 1994, two employees of E.W. Roberts Sons, Inc., a roofing contractor, went to the top level of a five-section Hoist-O-Matic scaffold, owned by Virbitsky Masonry, to install a 10 foot piece of guttering. Employee #1 was standing on two 2 by 10 planks when for some unknown reason Employee #2 stepped onto the planks. Both planks broke, causing both employees to fall approximately 32 feet to the ground. Investigations revealed that both planks had several knots and were cracked around those knots. The planks were not of scaffold grade.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17621962			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	17621962			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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