OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542559
HEAD,WORK RULES,LOST BALANCE,OUTRIGGER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,SCAFFOLD
Event description
MOBILE SCAFFOLD TIPPED OVER; EMPLOYEE WORKING ON IT KILLED
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM ON JANUARY 6, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AT THE 25 F ALLY WITNESSED THE SCAFFOLD AS IT STARTED TO TIP. NO ONE KNOWS IF THE ARCH MIGHT HAVE STRUCK THE SCAFFOLD. IN ADDITION, PINS WERE NOT USED TO LOCK THE SCAFFOLD VERTICALLY. THE CROSS BRACING ON THE SIXTH SECTION WAS USED AS A GUARDRAIL. OOT LEVEL OF A 30 FOOT HIGH SCAFFOLD. HE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL LAMINATED WOODEN ARCHES AT A CHURCH SANCTUARY CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE SCAFFOLD SECTIONS WERE 5 FE ET HIGH. THE BASE WAS 5 FEET BY 7 FEET. OUTRIGGERS WERE NOT USED. FOR REASONS WH ICH ARE NOT KNOWN, THE SCAFFOLD SUDDENLY FELL OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED EXTENSI VE INTERNAL AND HEAD INJURIES, AND DIED AT 4:25 PM. THE HEIGHT OF THE SCAFFOLD E XCEEDED FOUR TIMES THE MINIMUM BASE DIMENSION. THE ARCH WHICH EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HE LPING TO INSTALL WAS SUSPENDED BY A BUCYRUS TRUCK CRANE. OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE ON THE GROUND TRYING TO SEAT ONE END OF THE ARCH INTO A METAL SUPPORT. NO ONE ACTU
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- 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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