OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14303788

JOSE E. PAGAN H-N-C, PAGAN ALUMINUM

BAYAMON, PR· 1986-03-11T00:00:00

Event: INSTALLING, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, WORK PLATFORM, SCAFFOLD, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3170297
Employer profile: JOSE E. PAGAN H-N-C, PAGAN ALUMINUM
Summary number: 14303788
Report ID: 257260

Event description

Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Investigation abstract

On March 11, 1986, Employee #1 was sitting on the platform of a tubular scaffold , installing aluminum beams. The platform was moved while Employee #1 was still on it, causing him to lose his balance. He grasped a beam which then was support ing his entire weight, and it finally gave way. Employee #1 fell to the ground a nd was killed. (NOTE: Original report was in Spanish.)

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
43

Occupation code
595

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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