Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170789226 - Three employees injured in falls from mobile scaffolds

Accident Summary Nr: 170789226 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 01/25/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115984197	01/25/1996	1791	0	Matrix Service, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 through #3 were on different mobile scaffolds, or "buggies," installing vertical welds on the sixth shell of a gas tank under construction. A high gust of wind caused the shell to collapse and the three employees fell between 40 and 60 ft to the ground. All three workers sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STORAGE TANK, WELDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115984197	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	115984197	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.
3	115984197	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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