OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14421465

GUARDRAIL,INSTALLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE,SCAFFOLD

1988-08-31T00:00:00

Event: GUARDRAIL,INSTALLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14421465
Report ID: 728900

Event description

Employee killed in fall from ladder jack scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and a coworker were on a ladder jack scaffold installing siding on a house. Employee #1 was leaning over the end of the scaffold measuring the area around the electric meter wire when he lost his balance and fell 10 ft to a walk way. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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