Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 302573787 - Scaffolding collapses killing one and injuring another

Accident Summary Nr: 302573787 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 05/31/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302573787	05/31/2000	1721	0	Mccormick Painting Co.

Abstract: A multipoint suspension scaffold was improperly secured at one point. The line came loose and the scaffold fell. Employees #1 and #2 who were tied to the scaffold, fell and struck the inside of the water tower they were working in. Employee #1 died of a concussion and Employee #2 was hospitalized with a concussion.

Keywords: HEAD, STRUCK AGAINST, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, LANYARD, FALL, CONCUSSION, SCAFFOLD RIGGING, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000		140	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302573787			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	302573787			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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