Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170882427 - Two employees injured when scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 170882427 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 08/01/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119864007	08/03/1994	1742	0	California Plastering
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119780351	08/03/1994	1711	0	Delta J.C. Plumbing Co.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on August 1, 1994, Employees #1 and #2, of California Plastering Co., were on or near a three level, 17 ft 5 in. high, metal scaffold. Through witness statements and employer interviews it was found that the scaffold was not tied or guyed to the building, but was freestanding. An employee of Delta Plumbing Co. was driving a scissor lift truck under the scaffold from the inside to the outside of the building. The scaffold collapsed when the lift truck struck it, seriously injuring Employees #1 and #2. They were taken to LAC-USC Medical Center.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, TRUCK, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119864007			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plasterers
2	119780351			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plasterers

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