Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201186871 - Two Painters Injured In Fall When Scaffold Rope Breaks
Accident: 201186871 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 07/18/2013 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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312696024 | 07/18/2013 | 1721 | Chris Dobkins | ||||
On July 18, 2013, Employees #1 and #2, and Coworker #1, all painters employed by a painting contractor, were painting the exterior of a residential building. Employees #1 and #2 were working from a two-point suspended scaffold approximately 26 feet above the ground. The scaffolding rope on the left side broke. Both employees fell to the ground. Coworker #1 witnessed their falls. Emergency medical services were called, and Employees #1 and #2 were transported to San Francisco General Hospital. Both were admitted. Employee #1 was treated for a concussion. Employee #2 was treated for multiple unspecified fractures. The San Francisco Fire Department reported this incident to Cal/OSHA at 10:56 a.m. on July 18, 2013. The subsequent investigation resulted in the issuance to the employer of numerous general and serious citations and one serious accident-related citation. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, collapse, rope, construction, equipment failure, fall, fall protection, concussion, painter, scaffold
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Multi-family dwelling | Other | Under $50,000 | 3 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 312696024 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Painters, construction and maintenance | FallDist: FallHt:26 Cause: Exterior painting FatCause: Fall from/with scaffold |
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2 | 312696024 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Painters, construction and maintenance | FallDist: FallHt:26 Cause: Exterior painting FatCause: Fall from/with scaffold |