OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14486526

DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,PULMONARY EMBOLISM,WORK SURFACE

1987-04-30T00:00:00

Event: DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,PULMONARY EMBOLISM,WORK SURFACE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14486526
Report ID: 215600

Event description

Employee killed following scaffold collapsed

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was dismantling a manually driven two-point suspended scaffold. He w as trying to bring the scaffold down when the rope became stuck between the scaf fold platform and the wall. When he suddenly let go of the rope, the right side of the scaffold collapsed and Employee #1 fell approximately 20 ft to the ground . He fractured his lumbar spine and experienced pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis of his lower extremities. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 69 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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