Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200630812 - Five Employees Are Injured in Scaffold Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200630812 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 09/28/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116495946	10/02/2002	1761	238990	Blake Roofing

Abstract: On September 28, 2002, five employees were constructing two 27-ft tall ladder jack scaffolds on top of an 11-ft tall fabricated frame scaffold. The ladders were spaced 24 ft apart with a metal pick between the ladders. Three of the five employees were on the picks engaged in roofing work, while the other two were positioned on the ground and on the lower scaffold. The fabricated frame scaffold began to sink into the ground and tipped over, causing one of the ladders on it to fall. A section of the scaffold collapsed, and all five employees fell to the ground. The employees were hospitalized and treated for multiple fractures and other injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, UNSTABLE SOIL, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116495946	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	116495946	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
3	116495946	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 38 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
4	116495946	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 38 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
5	116495946	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 38 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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