Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98523.015 - Two workers fall when scaffold collapses and incur multiple

Accident Summary Nr: 98523.015 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 08/26/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1259163.015	08/26/2017		238140	Covenant Construction Group, Llc

Abstract: At 8:22 a.m. on August 26, 2017, Employees #1 and #2 and Coworkers #1 and #2, employed by a construction company, were engaged in exterior masonry work at a multiemployer construction project, a two-story building. They were working from a Mast Climber scaffold and preparing to lay exterior brick. After delivery of a load of mortar to the scaffold, the scaffold collapsed. Employees #1 and #2 fell to the compacted soil below, a fall height of approximately 28 feet. Coworker #1 was able to hang onto the edge of the roof and was assisted to safety by Coworker #2 operating a forklift. Emergency services were called, and Employees #1 and #2 were transported to a hospital's shock trauma unit. They were admitted and treated for possible back, neck, and leg injuries.

Keywords: Back, Construction, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Leg, Masonry Wall, Neck, Scaffold, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1259163.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: 28 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:
2	1259163.015	65	M	Non Hospitalized injury	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: 28 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:
3	1259163.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: 28 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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