OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542724
INTERNATIONAL BUILDING SERVICES, INC.
ATLANTA, GA·
Event description
Two employees injured when wire ropes on scaffold fail
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2, both window washers, were climbing a building on a two-poin t suspension scaffold when the wire suspension ropes failed and the scaffold fel l to ground. The employees hung onto their safety belts until they were rescued. Both sustained abdominal bruises and contusions; Employee #1 was treated and re leased at the accident site and Employee #2 was transported to the hospital. Sub sequent investigation revealed that the ropes had failed where they had been wer e abraded by use.
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
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#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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