Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98872.015 - Three workers fall when scaffold collapses and are hosptiali

Accident Summary Nr: 98872.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 09/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1262565.015	09/06/2017		238140	Jorge Moreno

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on September 5, 2017, Employees #1, #2, and #3, employed by a construction company, were working at a multiemployer building construction project. They were working from a scaffold when the scaffold collapsed. The three employees fell. Emergency services were called, and the three employees were transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for their injuries. The subsequent investigation determined that the scaffold was not properly secured to the building.

Keywords: Building, Collapse, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Scaffold, Structural Collapse, Unsecured, Work Rules

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	8	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1262565.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:
2	1262565.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:
3	1262565.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:

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