Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202452538 - Three Employees Injured in Overloaded Scaffold Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202452538 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 05/26/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307168567	05/26/2006	1742	238310	Walldesign Inc

Abstract: On May 26, 2006, Employees #1 and #2 were on separate levels of a multiple level scaffolding system, and were manually moving stacks of drywall stored on the platforms. Employee #2 was on the third level platform, handing drywall down to Employee #1 who was on the second level platform. After approximately 15 minutes, the third level platform started to collapse, which caused the entire scaffold system to collapse. Employees #1 and #2 were injured when they fell from the collapsing scaffold. Employee #2 was buried underneath the debris for approximately 10 minutes. Both employees were treated at Huntington Memorial Hospital where both were later admitted. Employee #1 had unspecified contusions and abrasions. Employee #2 had unspecified fractures. An investigation revealed that the scaffold system was overloaded by the weight of the stored drywall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, OVERLOADED, ABRASION, BURIED, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4	52

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307168567			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	307168567			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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