Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200623916 - One Is Killed and Three Are Injured in Scaffold Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200623916 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 08/03/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310305792	08/03/2006	1742	238310	Drywall Systems Plus Inc

Abstract: On August 3, 2006, Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4 were working in construction as drywall installers. They were erecting a scaffold that was four sections tall. The crew was placing 0.75-inch thick plywood across short boards. They needed only two more pieces of plywood to have all the wood in place, when the saddle bracket holding the left end of the putlog broke. The scaffold collapsed, and all the workers fell to the ground. Employee #1 was killed due to multiple injuries. Employees #2, #3, and #4 were injured. They were airlifted to area hospitals. There are no further details on their disposition

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310305792			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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