Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202499448 - Employee injured in fall when scaffold cable snaps

Accident Summary Nr: 202499448 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 11/08/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311690499	11/08/2007	1771	238990	All States Construction Co Inc

Abstract: On November 8, 2007, Employee #1 was using a single point suspension scaffold. He had raised it to a height of approximately 90 ft when he heard a grinding sound in the motor. Employee #1 was attempting to bump past the grinding sound when the wire rope snapped and the scaffold fell to the pavement. Employee #1 sustained facial injuries, for which he was hospitalized. He was wearing a personal fall arrest system, which saved him from being killed or from suffering more serious injuries. The wire rope had pre-existing damage, but it had not been inspected prior to use.

Keywords: SINGLE-PT SUSP SCAFF, WIRE ROPE, WORK RULES, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	20	220

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311690499			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 90 feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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