OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14377618

DON LIPPELT CARPENTRY

BLUE ISLAND, IL· 1988-06-09T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101133593
Employer profile: DON LIPPELT CARPENTRY
Summary number: 14377618
Report ID: 521700

Event description

Employee killed in fall from collapsing scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing on a 10 feet high tubular scaffold while installing alu minum siding on a two story house. One set of cross braces broke, causing the sc affold to collapse. Employee #1 fell and struck against the sidewalk. Employee # 1 died of multiple fractures.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
6

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
12

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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