Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201121993 - Employee injured in 12 ft fall from scaffold collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201121993 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 11/12/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125522318	11/19/1999	1761	0	Hilderbrand Roofing Co.

Abstract: An employee, the Safety Supervisor on the site, was injured in a scaffold collapse. The employee was inspecting the work of two coworkers on the roof of a future Chevron gas station food mart. He decided to use the two-tiered metal scaffold. This scaffold had been erected and used by the framing and plastering subcontractor. While the employee was on his way down the scaffold, a 20 to 30 ft section of the scaffold collapsed. The employee fell 12 ft to the ground. The scaffold was not properly secured to the structure. He suffered a slight head concussion and some bruises.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125522318			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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