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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485312

INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,EJECTED,GUARDRAIL,INSTALLING,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,SCAFFOLD

Event
INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,EJECTED,GUARDRAIL,INSTALLING,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14485312
Report ID
213600

Event description

One employee dies, another injured by fall from scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 and #2 were installing electrical conduit overhead in a warehouse f rom a Baker scaffold approximately 14 ft above the concrete floor. Standard guar drails had not been installed on their work platform. A forklift backed into the scaffold, causing both employees to be catapulted from the scaffold to the floo r. Employee #1 died from injuries sustained in the fall; Employee #2 was serious ly injured.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    24
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    8
    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

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