Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200771277 - Four employees injured in roofing scaffold collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200771277 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 09/18/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303807945	09/18/2001	1542	0	Swanson Brothers General Construction

Abstract: On September 18, 2001, four employees installing the first course of roofing shingles utilizing a carpenter bracket scaffold system fell approximate 15.75-feet to the ground when a bracket broke free from the wall which was being used to mount and secure the carpenter bracket. Employee #1 sustained a concussion in the fall. Employee #2 sustained a broken foot. Employee #3 and Employee #4 both sustained broken hips in the fall. All four employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: ROOF BRACKET, FRACTURE, ROOFER, FALL, CONCUSSION, HIP, FOOT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303807945	Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	303807945	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
3	303807945	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
4	303807945	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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