OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14547608
GERRIT COMPANY, INC.
FT. WAINWRIGHT, AK·
Event description
FALL FROM SCAFFOLD
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON THE SECOND LEVEL OF A SCAFFOLD, 13 FEET ABOVE THE GRO UND. THE CONTRACTOR HAD BEEN REQUESTED TO USE A MOVEABLE SCAFFOLD IN FRONT OF TH E EQUIPMENT DOOR TO ALLOW ACCESS TO, AND EGRESS FROM, THE SHOP, AS OUTSIDE WORK WAS IN PROGRESS. THE ARMY ASKED THE CONTRACTOR TO MOVE THE SCAFFOLD AWAY FROM TH E FRONT OF THE DOOR. THE OWNER (CONTRACTOR) AND A HELPER, THINKING THAT THE HAND RAILS HAD BEEN REMOVED, PULLED THE MOBILE SCAFFOLD AWAY FROM THE BUILDING. HOWEV ER, ONE HAND RAIL WAS STILL ATTACHED. THE TUBE SCAFFOLD PULLED AWAY FROM THE BUI LDING AND FELL OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL WITH THE SCAFFOLD AND WAS INJURED.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 588
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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