OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14215388
COLLAPSE,BACK,CRUSHED,FALL,VERTEBRA,SCAFFOLD
Event description
TWO EMPLOYEES INJURED IN FALL FROM COLLAPSED SCAFFOLDING
Investigation abstract
On May, 28, 1985, two employees were on a two buck high tubular weld scaffold pa in his back. The employees were not tied off or provided with any fall protecti on. The causal factors in the collapse were from the non-centroidal forces appli ed by the leaning ladder and the scaffolding positioned upon non level ground. inting the gable of a building. The gable was 25 ft high. The scaffold was on un even ground and was being supported by wood blocks. A ladder was placed on the s caffold and leaned against the building. As Employee #1 was painting the gable, Employee #2 was climbing up and down the ladder to apply paint on the brush. The scaffolding became unbalanced from the movement of the employees causing it to tilt over and fall to the ground. The impact from the fall resulted in both empl oyees receiving injuries. Employee #1 fractured his back in the lumbar region as well as destroyed six of his teeth and Employee #2 crushed two of his vertebras
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 24
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 556
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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