OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14543011
WATSON & JONES MASONRY
KENNESAW, GA·
Event description
Three employees injured in scaffold collapse
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 through #3 and nine coworkers were laying blocks from on a 13 ft hi gh scaffold. The scaffold was placed on a hollow concrete block, 1/4 in. thick p lywood, and other materials for mudsills. A cube of 4 in. face blocks was placed on the scaffold. Many areas on the scaffold were missing cross braces. The scaf fold collapsed, injuring Employees #1through #3. All three sustained back injuri es, and Employee #1 suffered a crushed foot. The coworkers escaped injury by cli mbing the wall onto the roof as the scaffold collapsed.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 563
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 563
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 564
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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