Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201772159 - Two Employees Are Injured In Pump Jack Scaffold Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201772159 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 07/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306716119	08/19/2003	1521	236115	Habitat For Humanity, Inc.

Abstract: On July 15, 2003, two employees were injured when the section of a pump jack scaffold they were standing on collapsed. The scaffold platform was inadequately braced. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were hospitalized with contusions.

Keywords: collapse, construction, pump jack scaffold, brace, bracing, metal siding, work surface, contusion

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306716119			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	306716119			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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