Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171043359 - Two employees injured in fall when scaffold tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 171043359 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 12/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115300444	12/18/1997	1731	0	Wade Electric Co

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on December 18, 1997, Employees #1 and #2, both electricians, were on the second tier of a wheeled tubular welded-frame scaffold. The scaffold was being moved when it tipped over. Employees #1 and #2 fell about 12 ft onto a concrete floor, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization. A coworker on the floor was pushing the scaffold when it tipped over.

Keywords: MOBILE SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, FALL, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000	2	76

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	115300444			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	115300444			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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