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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14379358

CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,ARM,PULLEY,CONTUSION,SCAFFOLD

Event
CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,ARM,PULLEY,CONTUSION,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14379358
Report ID
524500

Event description

Employees injured in fall when scaffold fails

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #5 were 25 ft above the ground working from a Morgan scaffo ld when a cable pulley support system failed, causing them to fall. Employees #1 through #4 were hospitalized. Employee #5 sustained bruises to the arm. The saf ety catch device was inoperable.

Victims (5)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    14
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 49 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    7
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #4 Hospitalized Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  5. #5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 51 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    2
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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