OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14297618
FRACTURE,HEAD,COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD,LACERATION,FALL,CONCUSSION,SCAFFOLD
Event description
2 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS INJURED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE WORKING FROM A PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD INSTALLING CROWN MOLD RDRAILS) AT THE TIME THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE SCAFFOLD PICK WAS METAL, 24 FEE T LONG SUPPORTED BY TWO 24 FOOT 2 BY 4 SPLICED SCAFFOLD POLES. ING. THE BOTTOM OF THE PICK UPON WHICH THEY WERE STANDING WAS ABOUT 16 FEET ABOV E THE GROUND. THEY WERE WORKING NEAR THE EAST SIDE OF THE PICK WHEN THE EAST SUP PORT POLE FAILED, CAUSING THE PICK TO COLLAPSE AND THE EMPLOYEES TO FALL TO THE GROUND. BOTH MEN RECEIVED LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD. EMPLOYEE #1 SUSTAINED A CONCU SSION AND EMPLOYEE #2 RECEIVED A SKULL FRACTURE. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD APPROXIMATELY 1 9 MONTHS EXPERIENCE. EMPLOYEE #2 HAD OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THIS LINE OF WO RK. APPARENTLY THE POLE FAILED NEAR WHERE A SPLICE HAD BEEN SECURED WITH NAILS T HROUGH A LARGE DEAD KNOT. NO PPE WAS IN USE (EG. SAFETY BELT AND LIFELINE OR GUA
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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