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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14488076

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

Event
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14488076
Report ID
215000

Event description

Two employees injured in fall when scaffold end drops

Investigation abstract

At approximately 3:15 p.m. on May 1, 1985, Employees #1 and #2 were working on a two point suspended scaffold. When one end of the scaffold dropped, both men fe ll six stories to the pavement. Employees #1 and #2 were hospitalized.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    12
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    12
    Environmental factor
    18
    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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