OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14486179

HEAD,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNTRAINED,SCAFFOLD

1985-10-15T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNTRAINED,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14486179
Report ID: 215600

Event description

Employee injured when struck by section of falling scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was kneeling on the ground, helping coworkers dismantle a scaffold t hat was used to support a canopy over a sidewalk. The last section of the scaffo ld collapsed and an I-beam (horizontal roof support) struck Employee #1's back, causing his head to hit the concrete curb. He sustained injuries that required h ospitalization. The employees had not been trained in how to dismantle a scaffol d.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Nature of injury
14

Part of body
3

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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