OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14343917

DOCK,WIRE ROPE,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,FALL,SCAFFOLD

1989-06-12T00:00:00

Event: DOCK,WIRE ROPE,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,FALL,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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