OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14506778
FRACTURE,HIGH WIND,UNSECURED,PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,BRACING,TUBULAR SCAFFOLD
Event description
One employee killed, four injured in scaffold collapse
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:28 a.m. on February 9, 1985, Employees #1 through #5 were ins or properly crossbraced, and the sticking pins lacked locks. talling brick at ground level within a 39 ft high tubular welded frame scaffold that was enclosed by plastic. The scaffold collapsed when a gust of wind hit the plastic surface and caused the scaffold to lift up. Employee #1 suffered intern al injuries after being pinned under the debris and was killed. Employee #2 inju red his back and knee. Employee #3 sustained three broken ribs, a punctured lung , and multiple cuts and bruises. Employee #4 sustained multiple cuts and bruises , and Employee #5 suffered back injuries and a broken rib. Although the location of the scaffold made it subject to gusting winds, it was not secured, anchored,
Victims (5)
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 15
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 15
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
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