Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170886592 - Employee injured in fall when scaffold leg collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 170886592 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 12/24/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119683670	01/22/1997	1742	0	Bayside Interiors

Abstract: Employee #1 was taping a wall from a Werner rolling scaffold. After taking a break, he returned to the scaffold and climbed up using the end frame. Employee #1 was on the platform when one scaffold leg on the opposite end collapsed. He was knocked off and fell approximately 7 ft 4 in., striking a pile of stacked slate with his hands while attempting to break his fall.

Keywords: MOBILE SCAFFOLD, COLLAPSE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, HAND, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119683670			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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