Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 605758 - Employees injured in scaffold collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 605758 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 11/01/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102835931	11/01/1988	1741	0	G. Salazar Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 through #6 and two coworkers were working three to four bucks high on a steel frame scaffolding about 18 to 24 feet above the ground when the scaffold collapsed. Employees #1 through #6 were hospitalized. The scaffolding collapsed due to numerous alleged violations of OSHA standards, including: the use of unstable objects to support the scaffold; inadequate footing; unsecured scaffolding (it should have been secured to the building); inadequate bracing; and the lack of a guardrail. The previous day's rain had compromised the scaffolding foundation.

Keywords: FOOTINGS, GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRACING, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102835931	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons
2	102835931	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons
3	102835931	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices
4	102835931	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices
5	102835931	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices
6	102835931	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons

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