OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542724
WINDOW WASHER,WIRE ROPE,INADEQUATE MAINT,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,SCAFFOLD
Event description
Two employees injured when wire ropes on scaffold fail
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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