Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200101301 - Three Employees Injured in Scaffold Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200101301 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 02/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304488919	02/15/2002	1761	0	Hissom Roofing & Construction

Abstract: Three employees were working on a carpenter's scaffold when the scaffold gave away and injured the individuals. All three employees were taken to the local area hospital. One employee remained with more severe injuries to include a collapsed lung.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, COLLAPSE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304488919	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc
2	304488919	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc
3	304488919	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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