Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201522505 - Three Employees Are Injured in Scaffold Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201522505 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 06/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123156002	06/21/2005	1761	238160	Nelson Turcios Dba David'S Restoration

Abstract: On June 21, 2005, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were working from a carpenter bracket scaffold platform installing architectural roof shingles. The employees had installed the first row of ice and water shield material along the eave of the roof and then installed two to three rows of shingles. While the employees were working on the south side of the scaffold near the center scaffold bracket support, the bottom bracing point of the center scaffold bracket support broke through the 0.437-inch thick sheathing causing the scaffold platforms to tip and fall. The three employees fell 28 feet 5 inches to the ground. All three employees were hospitalized with fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, ROOFER, FALL, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

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	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123156002	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	123156002	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
3	123156002	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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