Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200612422 - Three Employees Are Not Injured When Scaffold Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200612422 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 07/28/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309552800	08/01/2006	1799	236220	American Steeple & Tower Co. Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309552784	08/01/2006	1542	236220	Milestone Engineering & Construction, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309552792	08/01/2006	1799	238990	New England Scaffolding

Abstract: At about 6:00 p.m. on July 28, 2006, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were working on a renovation project at the North Congregational Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. They were installing a scaffold system, which consisted of the top seven tiers of the fabricated scaffold system that surrounded the spire on the church. The uprights measured 6 ft 5 in. in height. Each tier had four sections of scaffold surrounding the spire, for a total height of 44 ft 11 in. with twenty eight sections. At approximately 4:47 p.m. the high winds and a thunderstorm were approaching the Portsmouth area. At 5:48 p.m. heavy rain and thunderstorm, as well as high winds up to 36.8 mph continued. Just before 6:00 p.m. the tower and the scaffold collapsed. Portions of the spire and scaffold fell and landed in South-West direction on Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Employees #1, #2, and #3 were not injured.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TOWER, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000		186

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Occupation
1	309552800	Occupation not reported
2	309552784	Occupation not reported
3	309552792	Occupation not reported

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