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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14548093

OUTRIGGER,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,SCAFFOLD

Event
OUTRIGGER,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14548093
Report ID
1050210

Event description

FALL FROM 2 POINT SUSPENSION SWING SCAFFOLD

Investigation abstract

A 2 POINT SUSPENSION SWINGING SCAFFOLD WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. THERE WERE NO TIEBACK LINES, AND THE COUNTERWEIGHTS WERE INSUFFICIENT. THERE WERE 3 MEN ON TH E SCAFFOLD WHEN THE OUTRIGGERS SLID OFF THE UPPER ROOF. ONE MAN FELL 25 FEET ONT O A HARD SURFACE AND WAS INJURED. THE SCAFFOLD WAS A POWER CLIMBER MODEL E-52 WI TH 100 POUNDS WORKING LOAD.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    597
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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