Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 817767 - Two employees injured in fall with collapsing scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 817767 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 12/31/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123283707	01/09/1997	1751	0	Ed Ouelette Builder Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on December 31, 1996, Employees #1 and #2 were in the beginning phases of roofing the rear of a house from a carpenter's bracket scaffold. They had stocked the scaffold with five bundles of shingles and two rolls of weatherproofing membrane. This amount of weight was excessive for the way the scaffold had been erected. The brace broke through the plywood wall and both employees fell more than 16 feet from the scaffold to the ground. They were hospitalized with multiple fractures. No guardrails or equivalent fall protection were provided.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, BRACE, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123283707			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	123283707			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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