Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101847242 - Swan Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Saint Louis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101847242

Report ID: 0729300

Date Opened: 03/06/1986

Site Address:
Swan Construction Co.
Gannon Drive Center
Festus, MO 63028

Mailing Address:
8601 New Hampshire, St. Louis, MO 63123

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/02/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/02/1986

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14424394

Event: 03/05/1986

Three employees killed when scaffold collapses

Employees #1 through #3, all brick masons, were working from a Morgan scaffold at a height of approximately 18 ft. They were laying a free-standing, non-load-bearing, concrete block wall when a strong gust of wind blew it over. The falling wall struck the scaffold, causing it to collapse. All three employees were killed. The newly formed wall was neither shored nor braced.

Keywords: WORK RULES, SHORING, BRACING, HIGH WIND, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101847242					Occupation Not Listed

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