Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201041167 - Three Employees Are Injured When Scaffold Collpses
Accident: 201041167 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 09/03/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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305698045 | 09/03/2002 | 1741 | Cedco, Inc. | ||||
On September 3, 2002, Employees #1, #2, and #3 and two coworkers were on a fabricated frame scaffold that was loaded with 90 to 100 concrete blocks, 8 in. by 8 in. by 16 in., each weighing 30 lb. The scaffold collapsed under the combined weight and all five workers fell down. Employees #1, #2, and #3 sustained fractures, although non required hospitalization. Eighteen braces were used to secure the scaffold, but there should have been 24 braces. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, collapse, unsecured, blocks, overloaded, fall, bracing, concrete block, scaffold
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 1 | 25 | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 305698045 | Non Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior masonry FatCause: Collapse of structure |
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2 | 305698045 | Non Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior masonry FatCause: Collapse of structure |
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3 | 305698045 | Non Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior masonry FatCause: Collapse of structure |