Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202077145 - Three Employee Are Injured after Sliding Down Masonry Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 202077145 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 03/03/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309700359	03/03/2006	1741	238140	Seagraves Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: On March 3, 2006, five employees were working from a Morgan scaffold, located on the inside of the east wall, which was 21.34 feet high. They reported that they felt the wind gust and the scaffold move. The National Weather Service reported wind gusts of 24-29 miles per hour for the area on that day. Employees #1, #2 and #3, thinking the scaffolding was falling, grabbed onto the masonry wall and rode the wall to the ground. Two other coworkers clung to the scaffold. The east wall foundation had not been poured above 4 feet and was not braced. Employee #2 was hospitalized, where he was treated for bruises and contusions. Employees #1 and #3, also treated for bruises and contusions, were released that day.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, WALL, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, ABRASION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309700359	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	309700359	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
3	309700359	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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