Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170702815 - Employee hospitalized after fall from collapsing scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170702815 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 10/06/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111815585	10/06/1992	1731	0	Powercon Electric

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on October 6, 1992, Employee #1 was standing on the second stage of a scaffold to install a light fixture. Approximately 100 feet away, a coworker climbed down the scaffold. Since the scaffold was not tied, the movement caused about 250 ft of the scaffolding to collapse. Employee #1 fell and sustained serious bodily injuries. A serious violation of T8CCR 1511(b) and a general violation of T8CCR 1644(a)(5) were issued.

Keywords: INSTALLING, LIGHTING FIXTURE, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111815585			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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