Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171065428 - Two employees injured when ladder jack scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 171065428 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 08/21/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115286163	09/16/1998	1794	0	Raven Construction Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on August 21, 1998, Employees #1 and # 2 were hanging siding on a two-story single-family home. Their ladder jack scaffold had just been raised to a height of 20 ft. A deck consisting of two 2 by 12 planks nailed to a 2 by 6 ledger, had been constructed to fill an approximately 5 to 6 ft gap between the scaffold and a garage wall. Both employees were standing on the planks over this gap when the far end ladder of the scaffold failed and the entire unit collapsed. Employees #1 and #2 fell with the scaffolding; both sustained fractured backs, for which they were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, BACK, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	115286163			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder
2	115286163			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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