Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201636990 - Four employees injured when ladder jack scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201636990 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 08/06/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311169841	08/07/2007	1721	238320	Ed Bell And Son Paint Removal Llc

Abstract: On August 6, 2007, Employees #1 through #4 were on a ladder jack scaffold, working as paint removers, when the scaffold collapsed. The four employees fell 8 ft to the ground and sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, PAINTER, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311169841	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	311169841	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
3	311169841	Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
4	311169841	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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