Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201400397 - Two employees injured in fall when scaffold wall blows over

Accident Summary Nr: 201400397 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 02/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124909011	02/14/1997	1741	0	Davenport Masonry Inc

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were installing Visqueen over scaffold sections. As they were working, the south side of the back wall was blown over and they were forced to jump off. Employees #1 and #2 landed on the ground, but were not hospitalized for their injuries.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124909011			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	124909011			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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