OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14489355

HEAD,GUARDRAIL,INSTALLING,ALCOHOL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,INTOXICATED,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SCAFFOLD

1987-07-30T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,GUARDRAIL,INSTALLING,ALCOHOL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,INTOXICATED,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14489355
Report ID: 215000

Event description

Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing on a 7 ft high by 45 in. wide fully planked scaffold, i nstalling insulation around ductwork. He fell from the scaffold and landed on hi s head. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where he later died of injuries s ustained in the fall. The scaffold was not equipped with any railings. Police wh o responded to the accident said that there was alcohol on Employee #1's breath.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 51 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
8

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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