OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14489066

S & V PAINTING CO.

NEW YORK, NY· 1987-11-04T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES, FIRE ESCAPE, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #17651803
Employer profile: S & V PAINTING CO.
Summary number: 14489066
Report ID: 215000

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 BOARDED A TWO POINT SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD THAT WAS SUPPORTED BY THE FO URTH FLOOR FIRE ESCAPE. HE WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT. THE SCAFFOLD WAS SETTI NG IN A CANTALEVERED POSITION. AS HE WALKED TO THE END OF THE SCAFFOLD, THE KNOT OF THE SUPPORT ROPE UNTIED, CAUSING THE SCAFFOLD TO TIP. EMPLOYE #1 WAS KILLED WHEN HE FELL TO THE GROUND.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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