OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14296305

FRACTURE,GUARDRAIL,SHOULDER,WORK RULES,OVERLOADED,CONSTRUCTION,PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,HIP,SCAFFOLD

1986-02-06T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,GUARDRAIL,SHOULDER,WORK RULES,OVERLOADED,CONSTRUCTION,PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,HIP,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14296305
Report ID: 352440

Event description

Employee suffers multiple injuries when scaffold collapses

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was installing vinyl siding from a pump jack scaffold. He was workin g at a height of 21 ft, using a 28 ft long by 20 in. wide aluminum walkboard, wh en one of the two scaffold poles broke. Employee #1 fell, breaking his right hip and wrist, and his left knee, shoulder, and arm. The distance between the poles was approximately 22 ft. Employee #1 weighed approximately 350 lb. No guardrail s were installed on the scaffold.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
599

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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