Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201120870 - Two employees injured due to fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201120870 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 06/08/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125516823	06/16/1998	1721	0	Stewart Painting

Abstract: At about 9:40 a.m. on June 8, 1998, two employees were painting the ceiling of a room in a house under construction from the platform of a rolling scaffold. The employees moved the scaffold while still on the platform, and the scaffold tipped over. Both employees fell to the floor and both were hospitalized for bruises, contusions, and abrasions.

Keywords: PLATFORM, CONSTRUCTION, PAINT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125516823			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	125516823			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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