OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14444152
BERRY BROTHERS PAINTING & DECORATING
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA·
Event description
FALL - TWO-POINT SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD FAILED
Investigation abstract
Two employees were working from a two-point suspension scaffold. The free ends o f the wire rope supporting the scaffold contacted a 4160-volt overhead power lin e. The wire rope melted allowing the scaffold to fall about 60 feet. One of the employees was hospitalized for the injuries he sustained as a result of the fall . The other employee died of his injuries.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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