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Accident Summary Nr: 200630978 - Employee killed when scaffold toppled over
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116524935 | 10/06/2003 | 1622 | 237310 | National Engineering & Contracting Co. Inc. |
Abstract: A crew of employees was working overtime on a Friday afternoon to finish pouring caissons for bridge piers. They had been using a specially designed scaffold and one employee was still working from the scaffold platform. The scaffold should have been secured to a crane; however a 1-inch diameter nut had been removed which held one side of the scaffold coupler to the crane. The crane was laying a concrete bucket on the ground at the time, and the nut was removed before it returned. The scaffold toppled over and fell approximately 23 feet killing the employee who was still on the work platform.
Keywords:
FRACTURE, HEAD, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, SCAFFOLD RIGGING, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge | New project or new addition | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 23 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 116524935 | Fatality | Fracture | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Pouring concrete for piers, and pylons Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold |