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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14559017

FALL PROTECTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,SUPPORT CABLE

Event
FALL PROTECTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,SUPPORT CABLE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14559017
Report ID
855610

Event description

One killed, one injured when suspension scaffold falls

Investigation abstract

On July 6, 1984, Employees #1 and #2 installed a Sky Climber two-point swinging o concrete. Employee #1 fell with the scaffold and was killed; Employee #2 jumpe d to a nearby roof and sustained minor injuries. suspension scaffold at a construction project. It was suspended approximately 37 feet above the ground from a window washing scaffold beam by two pieces of meta l inserted into the beam. The scaffold's suspension cables were looped around th e pieces of metal, which were inserted into the throat opening on the bottom of the beam and turned perpendicular to the opening. The two pieces of metal were n ot secured against displacement. The two men got on the scaffold and raised it t o the beam to adjust one of the metal plates. One of the pieces of metal turned and came out of the beam, causing the scaffold to fall approximately 30 feet ont

Victims (10)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    554
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    869
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  4. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  5. #983 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  6. #984 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  7. #985 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  8. #986 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  9. #987 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  10. #988 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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