Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 742767 - Two employees break legs in scaffold collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 742767 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 03/08/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104478276	03/04/1990	1731	0	Primo Electric Company

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were on a 24 ft free-standing mobile scaffold, removing old lighting and conduit from a ceiling. A caster joint broke, causing the scaffold to collapse. The employees fell approximately 18 ft to a concrete surface and were hospitalized with fractured legs. The scaffold was not equipped with a base outrigger.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, OUTRIGGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104478276			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical and electronic technicians
2	104478276			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical and electronic technicians

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