Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 570754 - Two employees injured in fall with scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 570754 -- Report ID: 0523420 -- Event Date: 11/06/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1321959	11/06/1985	1522	0	Wisconsin Services & Management

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 and two coworkers were working on a three-person scaffold approximately 12 ft above grade. When Employees #1 and #2 and one other coworker went to the north end of the scaffold, the scaffold slipped approximately 1 ft and then fell to the ground. A supporting timber at the roof was pulled over the edge and struck the workers. Employees #1 and #2 were hospitalized. No restraining ropes had been used on the 15 timbers. The building block ballast apparently came off the beam, which allowed the beam to shift.

Keywords: BEAM, SUPPORT POSTS, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1321959			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Tile setters, hard and soft
2	1321959			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Tile setters, hard and soft

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