Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202505434 - Employee Is Injured in a Fall from a Collapse Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202505434 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 10/30/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312737299	10/30/2008	7011	721110	Harrison Inn Stardust Inc T/A Hilton Suites

Abstract: On October 30, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker were working on the west side of a hotel. As Employee #1 worked from a SkyKing vertical lift scaffold, power washing the building's surface, the coworker handled materials on the ground. Employee #1 was approximately 19 ft above the parking lot when a gust of wind blew in from the north side of the building, causing the scaffold to fall. Employee #1 sustained abrasions and lacerations in the fall. The scaffold was designed to have outriggers installed on all four sides while in use. Outriggers were installed in the front and on both sides. The tilt back legs were utilized as outriggers in the rear of the scaffold; however, they were not designed as outriggers and were approximately half the necessary length.

Keywords: WINDOW WASHER, OUTRIGGER, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	5	65

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312737299			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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