OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14547608

MOBILE SCAFFOLD,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,SCAFFOLD

1987-05-02T00:00:00

Event: MOBILE SCAFFOLD,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14547608
Report ID: 1050210

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

#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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