Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200355774 - Two Employees Are Injured When Scaffold Drops

Accident Summary Nr: 200355774 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310498647	11/20/2006	1741	238140	Brodie Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On November 20, 2006, four employees were on a Mason King Scaffold that was being raised to where the next tier of block was to be laid. They were cranking the manual hand crank winches located on each tower to a height of approximately 28 ft above the ground. The wire rope on the winch broke which caused the scaffold to drop approximately 2 ft before it was caught by the safety clips. The scaffold planks became dislodged which caused two employees to fall. Employee #1 injured his left shoulder when he fell backwards into the existing block masonry wall. Employee #2 sprained his left ankle when he fell through the scaffold planks. He was able to catch himself, which prevented him from falling to the ground.

Keywords: SHOULDER, WIRE ROPE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCRETE BLOCK, WINCH, SPRAIN, ANKLE, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310498647			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	310498647			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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