Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200350312 - Two employees injured when suspended scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200350312 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 05/28/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301786513	05/29/1997	1721	0	Southeastern Waterproofing Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employees # 1 and #2 were working applying a coat of a waterproofing material from a two-point suspended scaffold. The scaffold was suspended beneath two ladders: wire rope chokers were attached to the ladders, and ropes from the scaffold stage were attached to the chokers. A section of wire rope in one of chokers pulled out of the clamps that were holding it. One end of the scaffold dropped and Employees #1 and #2 fell to the ground. Both sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301786513			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	301786513			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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