Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200103273 - Three employees injured in fall when scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200103273 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 10/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311446405	10/29/2007	1741	238140	Mcmanaway Masonry

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on October 29, 2007, Employees #1 through #3 had erected an approximately 30 ft high scaffold next to a residential house to provide access to a chimney that was being replaced. They put 2 by 6 boards from the scaffold to the roof to form a bridge so they could easily move the old bricks from the roof to the scaffold, where they would be lowered to the ground. The scaffold was tied-off to the house with light #9 wire. As they were working, the employees stacked a number of old bricks on the 2 by 6 boards. The boards began to deflect downward from the weight, causing the scaffold to push away from the house. The wire broke and the scaffold overturned out from the house. Employees #1 through #3 fell to the ground and were hospitalized for treatment of fractures and internal injuries. The scaffolding was not properly secured and it did not have proper guardrails.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BRACING, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311446405	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	311446405	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
3	311446405	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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