Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200610756 - Three employees injured in scaffold collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200610756 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 09/25/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302540125	09/25/2000	1761	0	Katherine Yale

Abstract: Employees #1 through #3 were working from a ladder jack scaffold composed of three ladders with two planks bridged between them. Employees #1 and #2 were on the scaffold and Employee #3 was standing on the middle ladder when, for some reason, either the third ladder or the bracket that was on it became dislodged. The scaffold collapsed and Employees #1 and #2 both fell. Employee #1 landed on the ground and Employee #2 landed on a chain-link fence, suffering significant facial trauma. Employee #3 suffered facial contusions when he was struck by falling parts of the scaffold. No form of fall protection had been provided.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302540125	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	302540125	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
3	302540125	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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