Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202359170 - Two employees injured in scaffold collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202359170 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 02/06/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311852834	02/06/2008	1741	238140	Sonia Construction

Abstract: On February 6, 2008, Employees #1 and #2 were dismantling a scaffold that was 8 frames long by 4 frames high. Each of the frames measured 6.5 ft high by 5 ft wide by 7 ft long. The employees were removing the planks from the 26 ft 6 in. high top section of the scaffold and stacking them on the outside section of a frame so that a materials lift could lower them to the ground. They were standing on the frame, waiting for the lift, when the scaffold frames tilted and fell to the ground, along with Employees #1 and #2. Both workers sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Subsequent investigation determined that the weight of the stacked planks constributed to the collapse.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311852834			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	311852834			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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