Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201344975 - Six Employees Are Injured in Scaffold Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201344975 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 01/19/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312796766	01/20/2009	1741	238140	Dcm Masonry, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 p.m. on January 19, 2009, six employees, of DCM Masonry, LLC at the Blue Valley North High School jobsite, were installing a plastic wrap around a scaffold work platform for a weather break from the cold and wind. The scaffold was an EZ Mast Climber Twin Tower Hydraulic Scaffold, weighing 21,000 lbs and had been elevated to approximately 20 ft high so the weather plastic could be installed more efficiently. As the employees were wrapping the plastic around the mast towers, the scaffold tilted to the north and fell over. When the scaffold tipped over, all six employees fell to the ground. Three employees were treated at the scene for lacerations and contusions, and three employees were transported to a local hospital for knee and leg fractures.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CONTUSION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312796766	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	312796766	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	312796766	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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