Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132945.015 - Two employees are injured in scaffold collapse after tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 132945.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 12/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1511047.015	01/21/2021		238320	Manolis Painting Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on December 15, 2020, two employees were stripping paint from girders on an overpass bridge while working from a scaffold system. A horizontal cable of the scaffold was struck by a passing tractor trailer, causing the scaffold platform to collapse. One employee fell from the platform, and both employees sustained sprain and strain injuries. Both employees were hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Cable, Collapse, Scaffold, Semi Tractor Trailer, Sprain, Strain, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1511047.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:
2	1511047.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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