OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14458988
LIFELINE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,OVERLOADED,CONSTRUCTION,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,TIE-OFF
Event description
One killed, one injured in fall when scaffold collapses
Investigation abstract
At approximately 4:30 p.m. on December 8, 1984, Employees #1 and #2 were working imes the maximum load intended; using the employer's figures, this means that th e roof irons should have been rated at 6,000 lb. It was also noted that the empl oyer had placed an outrigger on the scaffold pick, widening it to 40 in. This is 4 in. over the maximum allowable width for a two-point suspension scaffold pick . from a two-point suspension scaffold. The roof iron of the scaffold rigging fai led, and the scaffold fell 49 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was killed, and Empl oyee #2 sustained severe injuries. Neither had been provided with a safety belt or lanyard, the scaffold roof irons had not been tied off, and there were no lif elines secured to the structure. It was also noted during the inspection that th e roof irons were stenciled with a maximum load rating of 1,000 lb each, for a t otal of 2,000 lb. The load that was placed on the irons was determined to be app roximately 1,500 lb, which should have been multiplied by a safety factor of 4 t
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 2
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 2
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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