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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549745

FRACTURE,MOBILE SCAFFOLD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SPRAY PAINTING,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Event
FRACTURE,MOBILE SCAFFOLD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SPRAY PAINTING,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14549745
Report ID
454713

Event description

Two employees injured in fall with scaffold platform

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 and #2 were spray painting steel roof supports from a 24 ft long by 3 ft wide by 26 ft 4 in. high work platform. The platform was supported by two separate manually propelled mobile scaffolds that were moved as necessary by two coworkers on the floor. The platform was being moved with Employees #1 and #2 s till on it, when one of the scaffolds was pushed from under the walkboards. The platform and Employees #1 and #2 fell to the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffere d a fractured elbow, and Employee #2 suffered a fractured leg.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    7
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    579
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    13
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    579
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    13
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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