OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14386338

LIFELINE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,SCAFFOLD

1986-08-18T15:00:00

Event: LIFELINE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14386338
Report ID: 521700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM 2 POINT SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATLEY 3 PM ON AUGUST 18, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 RESET THE TWO POINT SUSPEN DED SCAFFOLD WHICH HAD BEEN HOOKED TO THE PARAPET OF THE THREE STORY BRICK BUILD ING. FROM THE ROOF, EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED ONTO THE SCAFFOLD TO CONTINUE THE SANDBL ASTING JOB. THE PARAPET SUPPORTING THE LEFT SIDE CRUMBLED, DROPPING THE END OF T HE SCAFFOLD AND SPILLING THE EMPLOYEE TO THE SIDEWALK. THE SCAFFOLD HAD NO SECON DARY ANCHORAGE, NOR WAS THE EMPLOYEE USING A LIFE BELT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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