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Accident Summary Nr: 98607.015 - Employee and owner fall when scaffold breaks, both are injur

Accident Summary Nr: 98607.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 08/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1259776.015	09/15/2017		238130	Adam Steel

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on August 28, 2017, Employees #1 and #2, an employee and the owner of a construction company, were preparing to begin decking the roof of a three-story residential structure. As they attempted to access a 2 by 4 and a metal walk board for use with a jack scaffold, the braces on one side of the scaffold broke when nails pulled through the 2 by 4. Both employees fell approximately 26 feet. Emergency services were called, and the employees were transported to the hospital. Employee #1 was admitted and treated for a fractured hip/pelvis. Employee #1 was reported to have fractured or injured his leg.

Keywords: Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Leg, Residential Construction, Roof, Scaffold, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1259776.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:
2	1259776.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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