OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14516991

LIFELINE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,BACK,FALL,PAINTER,INATTENTION,SCAFFOLD

1987-11-21T13:30:00

Event: LIFELINE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,BACK,FALL,PAINTER,INATTENTION,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14516991
Report ID: 420600

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM ON NOVEMBER 21, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE WORKING FROM A TWO POINT SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD, PAINTING A PANEL 20 FEET ABOV E A VEHICLE RAMP. THE RAMP LED TO THE BASEMENT OF A BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. A FORKLIFT BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE RAMP CAUGHT THE END OF ONE OF THE SUSPENSION C ABLES AND PULLED ONE OF THE OUTRIGGERS OFF THE BUILDING ROOF. THE END OF THE SCA FFOLD SUPPORTED BY THE FREED OUTRIGGER FELL, CAUSING EMPLOYEE #1, WHO DID NOT HA VE HIS SAFETY BELT ATTACHED TO A LIFELINE, FALL TO THE RAMP. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A SEVERELY STRAINED BACK.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

Nature of injury
20

Part of body
3

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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