OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14265276

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,GUARDRAIL,INSTALLING,MOBILE SCAFFOLD,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,STRUCK BY

1986-03-03T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,WORK RULES,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,GUARDRAIL,INSTALLING,MOBILE SCAFFOLD,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14265276
Report ID: 111400

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)

#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
#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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