OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14346837

MOBILE SCAFFOLD,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,SCAFFOLD,UNSTABLE LOAD

1986-05-20T00:00:00

Event: MOBILE SCAFFOLD,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,SCAFFOLD,UNSTABLE LOAD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14346837
Report ID: 420600

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING CONCRETE BLOCKS AND SCAFFOLD PLANKS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSISTING IN THE ATTEMPT TO MOVE A MOBILE SCAFFOLD LOADED WITH C ONCRETE BLOCKS. THE CROSS BRACING HAD BEEN REMOVED TO MAKE IT EASIER TO STORE PI LES OF BLOCKS INSIDE THE SCAFFOLD FRAME. THERE WERE NO HORIZONTAL DIAGONAL BRACE S IN PLACE ON THE SCAFFOLD. THE SCAFFOLD COLLAPSED, WITH THE CONCRETE BLOCKS AND SCAFFOLD BOARDS FALLING ON THE EMPLOYEE. HE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE LOAD OF BLOC KS AND PLANKS AND THE SUPPORT FOOTER FOR THE WALL THAT WAS BEING BUILT. THE SCAF FOLD WAS A SINGLE FRAME HIGH, ON CASTERS, FOUR FRAMES LONG AND A FRAME WIDE, FUL LY PLANKED, WITH OUTRIGGERS. THE SCAFFOLD WAS BEING USED FOR A WALKWAY FOR THE B RICK MASONS WORKING ON THE WALL. THE WALKWAY WAS TWO PLANKS WIDE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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