Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200610756 - Three employees injured in scaffold collapse
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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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.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Single family or duplex dwelling | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 2 | 18 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |