Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200831212 - Employee injured when struck by collapsing scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200831212 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 11/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307610543	11/16/2007	1541	236220	New Trend Construction Inc.

Abstract: On November 9, 2011, Employee #1 was present when a steel I-beam was being raised. The scaffold and planking being used with the hoist collapsed, and Employee #1 was struck by the falling materials. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, HOIST, STRUCK BY, BRACING, FALLING OBJECT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307610543			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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