OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14265276
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATES, INC.
FRANKLIN, MA·
Event description
Employee killed in fall from mobile scaffold
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was installing fiberglass ceiling tiles from a 6 ft high by 29 in. w ide by 63 1/2 in. long platform that was mounted on a Baker's scaffold. He place d a Milwaukee screwgun on two pipes that were approximately at eye level. A cowo rker stepped on the cord, pulling the drill onto Employee #1's head. This caused him to stagger against the wall behind him, pushing the mobile scaffold away fr om it. Employee #1 fell, landing on his head with his feet in the air. He was ki lled. The scaffold wheels were not locked and no guardrails had been installed.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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