OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14523203
HEAD,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,PAINTER,INATTENTION,SCAFFOLD
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN SCAFFOLD FELL OVER WITH HIM ON IT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ALONE IN A NEW CHURCH CHAMBER, PAINTING THE BAR JOISTS A ND CEILING. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SPREAD PLASTIC, CLOTH AND CARDBOARD ON THE FLOOR U NDER THE SCAFFOLD TO CATCH THE PAINT OVERSPRAY. HE MOVED HIS ROLLING TUBULAR WEL DED FRAME SCAFFOLD BY PULLING ON THE BAR JOISTS OVERHEAD. THE WHEELS BECAME JAMM ED INTO THE PLASTIC AND OTHER MATERIAL ON THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE SCAFFOLD TO FAL L- HE WITH IT- TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS KILLED WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK THE CONCRETE FLO OR. HE WAS SELF EMPLOYED. THE CHURCH PASTOR WAS A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 579
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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