Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170703193 - Two employees injured in fall from collapsing scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170703193 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 06/08/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111947172	06/08/1992	1751	0	Mace Carter Builder

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 sustained serious injuries from an approximately 13 ft fall from a horse scaffold that toppled over. Both employees were hospitalized. Several factors contributed to their fall. First, the terrain on which the scaffold was positioned was uneven. Second, Employees #1 and #2 placed ladders atop the 20 in. wide platform and against the two story apartment building on which they were installing wood siding, which thrust the scaffold away from the building when they used it. Additionally, the scaffold had a broken weld and the braces and the legs were bent.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNEVEN GROUND, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, LADDER, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111947172			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters
2	111947172			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters

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