Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303769210 - Newberry & Williams Farms, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Investigation Summary

Employee #1 and #2 were working from a six to seven tier mobile scaffold. Employee #2 climbed down to move the mobile scaffold. As Employee #2 unlocked the wheels and picked up or lifted one end of the scaffold, one of the wheels came off. The scaffolding started to fall with Employee #1 still on it, approximately 8 ft above ground, when the scaffold twisted and collapsed. Employee #1 was turned backwards, when he hit his head on the concrete slab below. Employee died as a result of the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, COLLAPSE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, CUTTING AND BURNING, UNSTABLE POSITION