OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14391122
HEAD,WORK RULES,CLEANING,FALL,TIE-OFF,SCAFFOLD
Event description
Employee killed in fall from scaffold plank
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on April 28, 1987, Employee #1 and a coworker were wo loor. He sustained head injuries and died at approximately 2:30 p.m. on April 29 , 1987. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 did not have his lanyard attach ed, although it was possible for him to do so. rking from a 20 in. by 20 ft metal scaffold plank that was secured 14 1/2 ft abo ve the floor and 6 ft 7 in. above the yeast box (cooler) in a bakery. They were performing their regular task of removing mold from pipes, beams, boxes, and oth er structures in the ceiling by softening it with a soap and water solution and then scraping it off with scouring pads. Both men were wearing safety belts with lanyards that could be attached either to ropes paralleling the plank or to str uctural members of the building. When Employee #1 moved higher to wash about 5 f t above the plank, he fell to the top corner of the yeast box, and then to the f
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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