OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519854

HEAD,WORK RULES,INTOXICATED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION

1986-09-18T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,INTOXICATED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14519854
Report ID: 625700

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN HEAD BY FALLING PLANK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ON THE BOTTOM LEVEL WHILE SOME OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE DISASSEMBING AND REMOVING SCAFFOLDING ABOUT 7 LEVELS ABOVE. THE SCAFFOLD CREW WAS UNAWARE TH AT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BELOW THEM. ONE EMPLOYEE TIED A ROPE TO A 2 BY 12 INCH, 10 FO OT LONG SCAFFOLD BOARD (PLANK), AND BEGAN TO LOWER IT. THE PLANK SLIPPED OUT OF THE KNOT AND FELL ABOUT 25 FEET, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD AND KNOCKING H IM DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED THAT DAY (SEPTEMBER 18, 1986) AND DIED IN THE HOSPITAL ON SEPEMBER 23RD. THE EMPLOYEE WHO TIED THE KNOT AROUND THE PLANK WAS IMMEDIATELY TESTED FOR DRUG USE. THE TEST RESULTS ARE AS F OLLOWS: (THC=350 NG/ML). CONFIRMATION OF RESULTS ARE ON FILE AND IN THIS FILE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
34

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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