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Accident Summary Nr: 690065 - TWO CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES INJURED IN SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE

Accident Summary Nr: 690065 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 02/09/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104519483	02/09/1987	1761	0	Langerman Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM ON FEBRUARY 9, 1987, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE WORKING FROM A PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD INSTALLING SIDING ABOVE A SECOND STORY WINDOW ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BUILDING #10. THE CENTER POLE OF THE SCAFFOLD, WHICH WAS THE BEARING POINT OF THE EAST AND WEST ENDS OF THE SCAFFOLD PLATFORM, WAS UNABLE TO BEAR THE INTENDED LOAD AND COLLAPSED. BOTH EMPLOYEES FELL TO THE GROUND, 14 FEET BELOW. GUARDRAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED, NOR WERE SAFETY BELTS AND LIFELINES. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED TWO BROKEN FEET. EMPLOYEE #2 SUFFERED A BROKEN FINGER.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, FOOT, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104519483			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters
2	104519483			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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