Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 26 to 30 feet · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
Final narrative
An employee climbed onto a pump-jack
scaffold to finish some caulking work (26 feet above ground) on an apartment building. After finishing the area where he was caulking, he attempted to climb down from the pump-jack scaffold by placing his feet on the top safety rail of a third floor balcony guardrail. The safety guard rails were two temporary balcony guardrails made up of 2 X 4's placed across the balcony's edge. The top safety rail collapsed, and the employee fell to the ground between the pump-jack scaffold and patio area.
An employee was unhooking a rebar curtain from a crane while at the top of a 28-foot steel wall that they were tied off to when the wall disconnected and folded. The employee fell and struck additional braces and material on the way down, resulting in a fractured jaw and missing teeth.
Two employees were dismantling tube and coupler scaffolding when it collapsed and the employees fell approximately 26 feet to the ground. One employee sustained a fractured left fibula and a fractured right wrist. The second employee fractured both feet. Both employees were hospitalized.
An employee was ascending a tree using climbing equipment. A large hollow space in the tree collapsed causing the employee to fall 30 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a broken right shoulder and broken ribs.
An employee was on a scissor lift at 30 feet when the lift hydraulics failed and the lift suddenly went straight down. As a result, the employee broke both ankles.
At 7:27 AM, two maintenance workers were working in an aerial lift that was 27 feet off of ground. They were servicing an overhead crane. Another overhead crane ran into the aerial lift, tipping it over. The two maintenance workers were hospitalized with fractures to their backs and other injuries.