OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14195382
FRACTURE,SUPPORT POSTS,PLANK,BRICK,RIB,FALL,CONTUSION,SCAFFOLD
Event description
EMPLOYEE FRACTURES VERTEBRATE IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD
Investigation abstract
On September 3, 1985, Employee #1, a brick or stone mason for Loftus Masonry, wa in length, by 80 inches in height, and 63 inches in width. Scaffold components w ere inspected daily. Employee #1 was a experienced mason of approximately 20 yea rs. He was helping the installation of a brick wall over wood framing at the tim e of the accident. s walking on two scaffold grade planks each measuring approximately 10 inches by 2 inches by 16 feet. Supports for the planks spanned approximately 80 inches. T he elevation of the scaffold was approximately 13 feet. A crack developed across the width of the plank, approximately 6 feet from the end. The plank failed to support the employee. Employee #1 fell approximately 13 feet sustaining a minor fracture to a vertebrate and several bruised ribs. The plank showed no external damage such as saw marks, knots, or splits. Witnesses did not hear cracking nois es. The scaffold sections were tubular welded measuring approximately 80 inches
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 563
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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