Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200781474 - Employee killed when mobile scaffold overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200781474 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 11/09/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303907406	11/09/2000	1542	0	Lee Roy Westbrook Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was pushing a mobile scaffold across a concrete floor when the scaffold apparently overturned. It landed on its side, pinning him to the floor, and coworkers had to rotate the unit into an upside-down position to free him. Employee #1 was killed. The scaffold had been left in an upright position by another contractor. The erection of the scaffold may have been done in a way that contributed to the accident. In addition, six 2 by 12 boards had been left on top of the scaffold, which made the structure more unstable.

Keywords: MOBILE SCAFFOLD, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303907406			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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