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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14423958

HIGHWAY,MOBILE SCAFFOLD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRAFFIC CONTROL,FALL,STRUCK BY,TRACTOR TRAILER

Event
HIGHWAY,MOBILE SCAFFOLD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRAFFIC CONTROL,FALL,STRUCK BY,TRACTOR TRAILER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14423958
Report ID
729300

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN SCAFFOLD STRUCK BY A TRUCK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING FROM A MOBILE "BUGGY" SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD. THE SCAFFOLD P LATFORM HUNG DIRECTLY BELOW A VIADUCT AND OVER A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. THE LANES O F TRAFFIC BELOW HIM WERE OPEN TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. THE SCAFFOLD WAS STRUCK BY A SEMI-TRUCK/TRAILER, CAUSING EMPLOYEE #1 TO FALL ONTO ANOTHER PASSING VEHICLE, T HEN ONTO THE PAVEMENT. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 52 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    588
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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