Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170606420 - Employee injured in fall from collapsing scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170606420 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/19/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120041595	05/19/1994	1742	0	Max Carreon & Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the 12 ft high platform of a wobbly metal scaffold that was not tied or secured. An employee of another contractor set up a short ladder on the platform, leaning against the building. When the other worker stepped on this ladder, the scaffold moved away from the building and collapsed, causing Employee #1 to fall. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures. The employer was cited for serious violations.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120041595			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers

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