Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202574182 - Employee Injures Legs and Back in Scaffold Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202574182 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 01/19/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312993389	01/21/2009	1521	236118	Dowdy & Wall Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: On January 19, 2009, Employee #1, of Dowdy and Wall Contracting, Incorporated, was working from a ladder jack scaffold installing vinyl siding and window trimmings. Employee #1 noticed a defect by the 0.3125 in. bolt on the bracket section of the ladder jack scaffold. During his inspection of the defect, the bolt snapped off, causing the platform and Employee #1 to fall to the lower level. He was hospitalized for two days for minor injuries he suffered to his back and legs.

Keywords: INSTALLING, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, BACK, BOLT, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LEG, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312993389			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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