OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14489249

HEAD,WORK RULES,SLIP,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,SCAFFOLD

1988-09-30T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,SLIP,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14489249
Report ID: 215000

Event description

Employee killed in fall from improper scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing on one plank of an improper form scaffold 6 feet high. He slipped off and hit his head on a cast iron steam pipe stored on the floor. E mployee #1 died of head injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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