Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 658245 - Two employees injured in fall when scaffold overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 658245 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 05/15/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102790888	07/08/1998	1761	0	Joseph Morozuk, Sr.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were installing a metal roof with a steep pitch, and had erected a mobile, two-level, tubular welded-frame scaffold from which to work. The scaffolding was placed on plywood and the wheels were locked. They then placed fabricated scaffold decking at a height of 9 to 10 feet above the ground. The employees nailed a metal track the length of one of the decks and placed the feet of a 16 ft ladder into the metal track, resting the top of the ladder against the sloped roof. Employee #2 climbed the ladder to install flashing while Employee #1 stayed on the decking. The scaffold tipped over backward, causing both employees to fall. The scaffolding was not tied to the building or otherwise braced or secured.

Keywords: INSTALLING, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BRACING, OVERTURN, TUBULAR 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	2	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	102790888			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	102790888			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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