Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 999227 - Two employees die, one injured in scaffold collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 999227 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 12/07/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111630349	12/08/1990	1541	0	Vigen Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On December 7, 1990, Employees #1 through #3 were working on a needle beam scaffold during construction of a feed building. Two were standing in the scaffold and when the third employee stepped on it, one of the bearers broke. None of the employees was tied off and all three fell approximately 80 feet to the ground. Employees #1 and #2 were pronounced dead at the scene. Employee #3 was flown to the hospital with a broken neck and leg, cracked vertebrae, a dislocated shoulder, cuts, and abrasions.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, NECK, TIE-OFF, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111630349	Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	111630349	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.
3	111630349	Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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