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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503197

CONSTRUCTION,BRICK,FALL,SCAFFOLD

Event
CONSTRUCTION,BRICK,FALL,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14503197
Report ID
729700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL WHEN SCAFFOLD BEAR BREAKS

Investigation abstract

On May 18, 1987, Employee #1 was laying bricks while standing on a scaffold. Whe n Employee # 1 stepped on the scaffold bar, it broke. Employee #1 fell to the gr ound from height of approximately 30 feet and was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 56 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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