Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 884825 - One employee killed, another injured when scaffold falls

Accident Summary Nr: 884825 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 05/02/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111164612	05/02/1990	1542	0	Sierra Construction Corporation

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 descended to a scaffold that was suspended by and connected to a concrete roll back forming system manufactured by Pafco, Inc. in Vancouver, WA. The scaffold was suspended by steel I-beams with a mid-section connecting point consisting of two 1/2 in. thick steel plates welded to the I-beams and bolted together with six 3/4 in. by 2 in. A325 bolts. The welds above the upper section that connected the plates failed, causing the scaffolding to fall approximately 65 ft to the ground. Employee #1 fell from the right side of the scaffold and sustained fatal injuries. Employee #2 fell between the scaffold and the building. He sustained only minor injuries. Both employees were wearing safety belts, but their lifelines were not attached.

Keywords: LIFELINE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, TIE-OFF, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111164612			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters
2	111164612			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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