OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14371462
LIFELINE,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,SCAFFOLD
Event description
EMPLOYEE FELL 4 FLOORS FROM SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD
Investigation abstract
ONE EMPLOYEE FELL FROM A SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD AT THE 4TH FLOOR LEVEL WHEN THE CORN ICE HOOKS SUPPORTING THE SCAFFOLD GAVE WAY, CAUSING THE SCAFFOLD TO DROP TO THE GROUND. ONE EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND WITH THE SCAFFOLD. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS SU PPORTED BY HIS LIFELINE AND SAFETY BELT AND WAS NOT INJURED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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