OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14457352
LEECH CONSTRUCTION
SYKESVILLE, MD·
Event description
MANUALLY PROPELLED MOBILE SCAFFOLD TIPPED OVER, WORKER FELL
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE USING A MANUALLY PROPELLED MOBILE SCAFFOLD AT A HEIGHT OF 12 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS USED BY BOTH EMPLOYEES AS NEEDED. FEET TO TAPE INSULATION JOINTS ONTO THE CEILING. THE SCAFFOLD WAS COMPOSED OF 3 FRAMES, EACH 5 FEET HIGH, AND WAS 7 FEET LONG AND 5 FEET WIDE. THE 2 EMPLOYEES W ERE MOVING THE SCAFFOLD BY PULLING ON THE ROOF TRUSSES WHILE STANDING ON THE WOR K PLATFORM. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE SCAFFOLD TO BECOME UNSTABLE. WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED, THE SCAFFOLD TIPPED OVER INSTEAD OF MOVING (ROLLING ON ITS HARD RUBBER CASTERS). EMPLOYEE #1 FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE OTHE R EMPLOYEE HUNG FROM THE CEILING ROOF BRACES UNTIL HE WAS RESCUED. BOTH EMPLOYEE S HAD RECEIVED CASUAL, INFORMAL OJT TYPE TRAINING FROM A SMALL FAMILY EMPLOYER.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 753
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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