OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14307342
FRACTURE,LIFELINE,COLLAPSE,IMPALED,SAFETY BELT,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,PELVIS,FALL,HIP,SCAFFOLD
Event description
FALL FROM SCAFFOLD
Investigation abstract
ON TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1985, EMPLOYEES #1 & 2 (WATERPROOFERS BY TRADE) WERE WORKIN EWALK. HE RECEIVED MULTIPLE FRACTURES AND A CRUSHED HIP AND PELVIS. HE IS EXPECT ED TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DEAD ON ARRI VAL AT THE HOSPITAL. THE ROOF RIGGING AND FRAME WERE PULLED TO THE GROUND, SEVER ING THE ROPE TIE BACKS. NO SAFETY BELTS WERE BEING USED BY THE EMPLOYEES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. INDEPENDENT SAFETY LINES WERE INSTALLED. G WITH HAND AND POWER TOOLS TO REMOVE BRICK AND TERRACOTTA. THEY WERE PREPARING TO REPLACE WINDOW LINTELS ON THE THIRD FLOOR UPPER WINDOW EXTERIOR OF A 3 1/2 ST ORY SCHOOL BUILDING. THEY WERE WORKING OFF A 32' X 28" ALUMINUM BED, WIRE ROPE C ONNECTED, ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN TWO POINT SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD (COUNTER WEIGHTED). THE OUTRIGGERS WERE ROOF MOUNTED ON SINGLE STATE CARPENTER SCAFFOLD FRAMES. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCAFFOLD LET GO AND FELL. THE RIGHT SIDE WAS HELD BY ITS RIGGI NG. THE TWO EMPLOYEES FELL APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE SCAFFOLD TO THE GROUND . EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IMPALED ON A METAL PICKET FENCE. EMPLOYEE #2 LANDED ON THE SID
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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