Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200541639 - One killed, one injured in fall when scaffold stage fails

Accident Summary Nr: 200541639 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 09/26/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310294475	09/26/2007	1741	238140	Miller Masonry

Abstract: On September 26, 2007, Employees #1 and #2 and coworkers were bricking a residential home under construction. Employees #1 and #2 were situated on the fourth buck of a Universal tubular welded-frame, walk-through scaffold. Employee #2, the company owner, began to move an end support frame at the east side of the scaffold where Employee #1, a worker, was "pointing" the brick. A coworker on third level felt the scaffold shift, and he jumped onto the lower roof just before the fourth stage collapsed. Employees #1 and #2 fell between 27 and 30 ft to the ground. Employee #1 landed about 10 ft from the scaffold, striking his head on the asphalt driveway. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Employee #2 was transported to a local hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.

Keywords: HEAD, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BRACING, SCAFFOLD, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310294475			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	310294475			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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