OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14197784
GUARDRAIL,SAFETY BELT,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,MIDRAIL,PAINTER,SANDBLASTING
Event description
FALL FROM TWO POINT SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD
Investigation abstract
A PAINTER WAS SANDBLASTING A FUEL OIL STORAGE TANK. HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32' ABO DING AND THERE WAS NO MIDRAIL. VE THE GROUND ON A TWO POINT SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD. AT APPROXIMATELY 1:10 P.M. ON 9 /6/84 HE LOWERED THE SCAFFOLDING APPROXIMATELY 77", TRIED THE SCAFFOLDING ROPE O FF AND WALKED APPROXIMATELY 6' FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCAFFOLDING. HE PUT ON HIS SANDBLASTING HOOD AND WAS GETTING READY TO START ANOTHER SECTION OF THE TANK WHEN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCAFFOLDING GAVE OUT AND HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 25 1/2 ' INTO STEEL PIPES BELOW. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL BY BALTO. CITY AMBUL ANCE #9 AT 13:20 HOURS. THE PAINTER HAD 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL TYPE P AINTING.HE WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT. THERE WERE NO END RAILS ON THE SCAFFOL
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 579
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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