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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14467948

LIFELINE,SCAFFOLD RIGGING,CONTUSION,LACERATION,UNTRAINED,COLLAPSE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,SPRAIN,SCAFFOLD,OUTRIGGER

Event
LIFELINE,SCAFFOLD RIGGING,CONTUSION,LACERATION,UNTRAINED,COLLAPSE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,SPRAIN,SCAFFOLD,OUTRIGGER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14467948
Report ID
155010

Event description

TWO (2) POINT SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE

Investigation abstract

THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS AN ELEVEN STORY, APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET HIGH BUILDING. THR YARDS ATTACHED TO THE RAILINGS OF THE SCAFFOLD WERE USED. AFTER RIGGING, EMPLOYE ES #1 AND 2 WERE IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD FROM THE GROUN D TO THE ROOF WITH EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE SOUTH AND EMPLOYEE #2 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SCAFFOLD. AS THE SCAFFOLD PASSED THE 11TH STORY WINDOW LEDGE AND APPROACHED ROOF TOP LEVEL WITH THE WIRE ROPE GUIDES ON THE SCAFFOLD BASKETS ABOUT 50INCHES BELOW AND 32 INCHES OUT OF PLUMB WITH THE I-BEAM OUTRIGGERS ON EACH SIDE,THE I- BEAM ON THE SOUTHERLY END TIPPED OVER. SINCE THE ROOF WAS ONLY 22 FEET WIDE THE OUTRIGGER WENT OVER THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, PULLING THE ROOF VENT WITH IT. THE RESULTING FORCE PULLED THE OTHER I-BEAM OVER ALSO IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION WITH THE SCAFFOLD HANGING FROM IT IN A VERTICAL POSITION. AS THE SOUTH END OFTHE SCA EE MEN HAD RIGGED A TWO POINT SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD CONSISTING OF TWO SPIDER STAGI FFOLD FELL, EMPLOYEE #1 BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE FALLING HOISTING CABLE. EMPLOYEE #1 SUSTAINED SEVERE LACERATIONS AND CRUSHING OF THE ARMS, LEGS AND CHEST, DEATH RESULTING. EMPLOYEE #2 SUSTAINED MINOR LACERATIONS, SPRAINS AND BRUISES. NG CO., MODEL ST-18 ELECTRIC POWERED BASKETS, AND FIVE, 4 FOOT LONG BY 2 FOOT WI DE, SPIDER CABLE TRUSS SECTIONAL PLATFORMS. SPIDER MODEL 1084 I-BEAM PORTABLE RO OF OUTRIGGERS WERE USED. THEY WERE SPACED 18 FEET APART. THE WIRE ROPE GUIDES ON THE SCAFFOLD BASKETS WERE 23 FEET, 6 INCHES APART. THE SECONDARY MEANS OF ANCHO RAGE CONSISTED OF 5/16 WIRE ROPES CONNECTED TO THE I-BEAMS AND WRAPPED AROUND AL UMINUM ROOF VENT SUPPORTS. NONE OF THE THREE MEN HAD RECEIVED ANY TRAINING OR IN STRUCTION IN RIGGING THE SCAFFOLD. NO LIFELINES WERE USED. SAFETY BELTS WITH LAN

Victims (8)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    567
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    6
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    567
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  4. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  5. #983 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  6. #984 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  7. #985 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  8. #986 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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