OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14488985
D.N.A. CONSTRUCTION CORP.
NEW YORK, NY·
Event description
Employee dies after fall from scaffold
Investigation abstract
At approximately 4:30 p.m. on July 6, 1988, Employee #1 was caulking windows on a six story apartment house. The employee was working from a two-point suspensio n scaffold, manual hoisting type, supported by 3/4 in. manila ropes. An independ ent lifeline was in place, tied substantially on the roof. Employee #1 was weari ng a safety belt, but it was not attached to the lifeline. The employee was betw een the third and fourth floor levels when the rope supporting the scaffold on t he east side broke, causing him to fall approximately 35 feet to the ground. Emp loyee #1 was administered first aid and transported by ambulance to the hospital , where he died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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