Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304107840 - Waco Scaffold & Equipment Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Portland - Safety 1 1054111

Inspection Nr: 304107840

Report ID: 1054111

Date Opened: 04/11/2001

Site Address:
Waco Scaffold & Equipment Co Inc
2231 19th Ave
Forest Grove, OR 97123

Mailing Address:
3220 Se 19th Ave, Portland, OR 97202

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7359

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/22/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/05/2001

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201631546

Event: 04/09/2001

Employee injured in fall from scaffold ladder

At 8:00 a.m. on April 9, 2001, Employee #1 and a coworker were in the process of installing a fall protection system on top of a steep, 12:12 pitch roof of a church. The employees set a 40 foot ladder on a 12 foot high scaffold and attempted to climb the ladder and install another ladder from this one. Employee #1 climbed the 40 foot ladder and had the coworker pass him a 20 foot ladder. As he did so, the 40 foot ladder tipped over the scaffold and sent it to the ground. Employee #1 let the 20 foot ladder go, and stayed with the 40 foot ladder until it hit the ground. Employee #1 landed on the collapsed scaffold, incurring injury to his back and fracturing four ribs. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: LADDER, RIB, FRACTURE, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304107840					Occupation not reported

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