Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14343917

SOUTHWESTERN MATERIALS & SUPPLY, INC.

Event
DOCK, WIRE ROPE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, SCAFFOLD
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#17401530
Employer profile
SOUTHWESTERN MATERIALS & SUPPLY, INC.
Summary number
14343917
Report ID
418400

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN FELL FROM SCAFFOLD

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and coworkers were working on a multistage suspension scaffold insta lling sheeting onto a dry dock. Employee #1 was working on the bottom stage and fell 59 ft to the ground when his wire rope separated from the scaffold. He was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 Male

    Nature of injury
    Other (21)
    Part of body
    HEAD (13)
    Accident type
    FALL(FROM ELEVATION) (5)
    Source of injury
    OTHER (43)
    Occupation
    Occupation not reported (999)
    Human factor
    INSUF/LACK/PROTCV WRK CLTHG/EQUIP (20)
    Environmental factor
    OTHER (18)
    Task assigned
    Task regularly assigned (1)

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