Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115300444 - Wade Electric Co

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Yakima Service Location, Yakima, Wa

Inspection Nr: 115300444

Report ID: 1055350

Date Opened: 12/18/1997

Site Address:
Wade Electric Co
101 Butterfield Rd
Yakima, WA 98901

Mailing Address:
1616 Gordon Rd, Yakima, WA 98901

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/05/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/05/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	902805597	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171043359

Event: 12/18/1997

Two employees injured in fall when scaffold tips over

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on December 18, 1997, Employees #1 and #2, both electricians, were on the second tier of a wheeled tubular welded-frame scaffold. The scaffold was being moved when it tipped over. Employees #1 and #2 fell about 12 ft onto a concrete floor, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization. A coworker on the floor was pushing the scaffold when it tipped over.

Keywords: MOBILE SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, FALL, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115300444			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	115300444			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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