Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201520236 - TWO EMPLOYEES ARE INJURED WHEN SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSES

Accident Summary Nr: 201520236 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 11/24/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123165128	12/03/1997	1761	0	European Quality Contractors

Abstract: Employee #1 and Employee #2 were on a carpenters bracket scaffold approximately 19 ft high on the exterior of a house when the scaffolding collapsed. Both workers fell to the ground below, suffering spinal fractures and other injuries for which they were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CARPENTER, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123165128			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	123165128			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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