Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200372969 - Three employees injured in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200372969 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 02/10/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307430520	02/11/2004	1531	236117	Scalise Development, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1, #2 and # 3 were part of a work crew, employed by a residential general contractor, were involved in construction of an elevated two-story single-family dwelling. All were installing cornice blocking while standing on the work platform of a pump jack scaffold at a height of approximately 25 feet. The scaffold consisted of wood poles constructed of number two spruce 2-in. by 4-in. nailed together forming 4-in. by 4-in. pieces of lumber, pump jacks, and 2-in. by 12-in. wood planks. With all three employees near one of the poles, the pole snapped in two and a section of platform and the three employees fell to the ground. All three employees were transported to the hospital. Employees #1 and #3 were treated for soreness and bruises, then released. Employee #2 had two fractured ankles. Numerous deficiencies in the scaffold's construction caused the collapse.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, ANKLE, CONTUSION, 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307430520	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	307430520	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
3	307430520	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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