Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200632016 - Scaffolding Collapse Injures Two Workers

Accident Summary Nr: 200632016 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 02/11/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311685515	02/13/2009	1521	236115	Augusta Contracting Llc

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on February 11, 2009, Employee #1 and Employee #2 with Augusta Contracting were installing vinyl siding on the side of a two story single-family residence that was under construction. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were working from Bil-Jax brand fabricated frame scaffolding, at an elevation of approximately twenty-five feet. The scaffold collapsed causing both Employee #1 and Employee #2 to fall approximately twenty-five feet to the ground below. Employee #1 was treated on the scene and then transported to Fairmont General Hospital where Employee #1 was treated for a broken wrist and released. Employee #2 was transported by Health Net to Ruby Memorial Hospital. Employee #2 was treated for head trauma, lacerations to the face and a broken jaw. Employee #2 remained in the hospital for two weeks.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, WRIST

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	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311685515			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	311685515			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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