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Accident Summary Nr: 170181390 - EMPLOYEES INJURED IN SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE

Accident Summary Nr: 170181390 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/04/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112051784	05/05/1992	1721	0	Robinson Prezioso Inc.

Abstract: AT ABOUT 2:30 P.M. ON MAY 4, 1992, PAINTERS AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE WERE WORKING INSIDE A LARGE WATER TANK FROM A ROLLING METAL SCAFFOLD WITH A HEIGHT OF 40 FEET, 4 INCHES. AFTER COMPLETING WORK AT ONE LOCATION, THE SCAFFOLD WAS NEEDED AT ANOTHER AREA OF THE TANK. AS TWO WORKERS PUSHED THE SCAFFOLD--WHICH WAS STILL OCCUPIED BY 3 EMPLOYEES AT VARIOUS LEVELS--ONE OF THE 4 SCAFFOLD WHEELS (CASTERS) COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE SCAFFOLD TO FALL. A 3/4-INCH DIAMETER CASTER BOLT HAD BROKEN. TWO OF THE WORKERS ON THE SCAFFOLD, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2, WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

Keywords: CASTER, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BOLT, FALL, PAINTER, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112051784			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance
2	112051784			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance

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