Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201750171 - Employee killed when scaffold collapses in high wind

Accident Summary Nr: 201750171 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 04/28/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301295713	04/30/1997	1522	0	Colorado Dream Homes L.L.C.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were hanging plastic sheeting on a four-stage, tubular welded-frame scaffold to protect recently applied stucco from adverse weather. A strong wind caused the scaffolding to become unbalanced and to collapse. Employee #1 was killed, and his coworker sustained serious injuries. The scaffold was not anchored to the building.

Keywords: STORM, HIGH WIND, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SCAFFOLD, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301295713			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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