Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201702347 - Three employees injured in fall when scaffold tilts

Accident Summary Nr: 201702347 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 09/06/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311202824	09/07/2007	1742	238310	Jrp Drywall Enterprises Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311202816	09/06/2007	1521	236115	William Popoff
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311202824	09/07/2007	1742	238310	Jrp Drywall Enterprises Inc

Abstract: On September 6, 2007, Employees #1 through #3 and two coworkers were installing a 26 ft tall, double-layer sheetrock fire wall on the outside of a two-story house. They were using a 13 ft tall, two-stage scaffold with two ladders placed atop the scaffold and leaning against the wall of the house. The coworkers were on the ground cutting and handing up sheetrock to Employee #1, who was on the scaffold. Employee #1 was then passing the sheetrock to Employees #2 and #3, who were above him on the ladders. As they were working, the scaffold began to tilt. Employee #1 fell 13 ft to the ground, and Employees #2 and #3 fell 23 ft to the ground. All three employees sustained multiple injuries and were transported to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, OR, where they were hospitalized. The scaffold tilted over because of the outward pressure from the employees on the ladders. The two ladders came from a separated extension ladder.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, OVERTURN, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

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	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311202824	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	311202824	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder
3	311202816			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	311202824	Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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