Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 741876 - Carpenter injured when scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 741876 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 07/19/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104385166	07/19/1988	1751	0	Gatton Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter, was 30 ft above the ground on a pump jack scaffold installing wood siding on a single family home. The scaffold's southern pole broke, collapsing the scaffold. Employee #1 fell 30 ft to a dirt surface. He was taken to Anne Arundel General Hospital, where he was treated for a bruised shoulder and released. Several factors contributed to the accident including: the pole height, which was 40 ft 6 in.; the poles' spacing, which was 16 ft; and the fact that they were improperly braced.

Keywords: INSTALLING, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, BRACING, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104385166			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters

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