Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201520285 - EMPLOYEES FALL WHEN SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSES

Accident Summary Nr: 201520285 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 02/26/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301149779	03/05/1998	1542	0	The Deluca Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and Employee #2 were working on a scaffold 13 ft above the ground. Both employees fell when a roof bracket bent under the normal expected weight placed on it and the scaffolding collapsed. Both employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301149779			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
2	301149779			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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