OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14521322
UNSECURED,LACERATION,CONCUSSION,CONTUSION,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,SCAFFOLD
Event description
3 EMPLOYEES INJURED IN SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE
Investigation abstract
THREE EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING AT THE TOP OF AN INDEPENDENT WOOD POLE SCAFFOLD INS HER SIDE. THE POLE SPAN WAS TOO GREAT. IDE A BOILER. THEY WERE REMOVING BOILER TUBES AT THE UPRIVER SIDE OF THE SCAFFOL D WHEN THE DECKING FELL. ONE EMPLOYEE FELL ABOUT 30 FEET INTO THE BOILER'S HOPPE R. THE OTHER TWO EMPLOYEES FELL ABOUT 20 FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SCAFFOLD. EMP LOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A CONCUSSION. THE OTHER TWO WERE TREATED FOR CONT USIONS AND LACERATIONS AND RELEASED. THE END BEARER (JOIST) ON THE UPRIVER SIDE OF THE SCAFFOLD HAD BROKEN AT A KNOT LOCATED ON THE WIDE FACE OF THE LOWER MIDDL E SECTION. THE BEARER HAD SEVERAL LARGE KNOTS, AND WAS NOT ROUGH SAWED. THE BEAR ER, A 2 X 10, HAD BEEN SECURED BY ONLY 3 NAILS ON ONE SIDE AND 4 NAILS AT THE OT
Victims (4)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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