OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14541627

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT

1986-08-24T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14541627
Report ID: 418100

Event description

Employee killed in 31 ft fall when work platform failed

Investigation abstract

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 24, 1986, Employee #1 was caulking the outs ide of a structure from a job-built work platform. The 4 ft by 8 ft three-sided box was supported by a Lull Highlander lift, but was not attached to it. The lif t operator had dismantled the control station and walked around the building. Em ployee #1 was at the end of the platform looking down and talking to a coworker when the nails pulled out of the 2 by 6 timbers that were beneath the forks. The work platform tumbled off and Employee #1 fell 31 ft onto the concrete pavement . He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
579

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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