Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201077724 - Multiple Employees Are Injured in Scaffold Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201077724 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/14/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315341990	09/16/2011	1795	238910	Miller Environmental Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:40 a.m. on September 14, 2011, Employees #1, #2, #3 and #4 were working on a light duty scaffold (25 pounds/square foot) with 13 coworkers. All 17 employees were working for their employer, a registered asbestos abatement contractor. The scaffold had been erected to remove asbestos prior to the demolition of the building. The scaffold collapsed, and all 17 employees fell 18 feet to the ground. Emergency services were called, and Employees #1 through #4 were transported to a local hospital. Employees #1 and #2 were admitted for treatment of unspecified serious injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, ASBESTOS, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$20,000,000 and over	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315341990			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	315341990			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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