Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200031920 - Scaffold Collapses and Injures Three Employees

Accident Summary Nr: 200031920 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 08/13/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305996993	08/14/2003	1721	237310	Atlantic Painting Co., Inc.

Abstract: Three employees were sandblasting the underside of the CTA "L" railroad track structure and were working individually from 12.6-in.-wide by 25-ft- long metal scaffold planks that were resting on brackets. The bracket's rollers ran along 0.5-in. cables which were installed along the underside of the railroad tracks. One of the cables snapped causing the planks to fall and all three workers feel to the approximately 8 ft to the ground. The three employees suffered strains and sprains and were hospitalized.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, SPRAIN, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305996993	Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	305996993	Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
3	305996993	Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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