Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202597100 - Employee Is Injured When Hoisting Mechanism Fails

Accident Summary Nr: 202597100 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 03/30/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313225310	03/30/2009	1742	238310	J & E Plastering Llc

Abstract: On March 30, 2009, Employee #1 and a coworker were working from a Power Climber, Model Number PC1, two point suspended scaffold, located on the exterior of a building. As they applied EIFS to the eleventh floor of the building, the coworker lowered his side of the scaffold, causing it to drop approximately 15 feet before catching on the hoist line. Both Employee #1 and the coworker were utilizing personal fall arrest systems and were able to reach the roof with minimal injury. The same scaffold, which was a rental, had been in use for approximately two weeks at this same location in other areas of the building. Additionally, during the accident investigation, the anchorage points were inspected and found them to be in compliance, as were the lifeline anchorages.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, HOISTING MECHANISM, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	11	120

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313225310			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 110 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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