Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200361897 - Two Workers Sustain Fractures in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200361897 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/22/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317094571	08/23/2013	1521	236115	Terramor Homes, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317094589	08/23/2013	1761	238170	Distintive Exteriors, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317094597	08/23/2013	1761	238170	Aos Developer And Investor Inc

Abstract: On August 22, 2013, Employees #1 and #2 and Coworkers #1 and #2 were working from a pump jack scaffold on a residential construction site. The subsequent inspection report of North Carolina OSHA listed the employers as Aos Developer and Investor Inc, Terramor Homes, Inc., and Distinctive Exteriors, Inc. The scaffold collapsed, and the workers fell to the ground. Employee #1 required hospitalization and treatment for a chest fracture. Employee #2 required treatment for a fractured elbow, but was not hospitalized. The two other workers who fell from the scaffold were not injured. The inspection report showed that Aos Developer and Investor Inc. was issued three Serious citations.

Keywords: PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, ELBOW, CHEST, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	3465

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317094571			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	317094589			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	317094597	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
4	317094597	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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