Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14565733

DEPENDABLE MASONRY

Event
SCAFFOLD
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#2577104
Employer profile
DEPENDABLE MASONRY
Summary number
14565733
Report ID
950411

Event description

FALL FROM ELEVATION

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE FELL 20 FEET FROM ATOP A SCAFFOLD. HE WAS CARRYING A BUCKET OF CONCRETE TO A BLOCKLAYER WHEN THE ROPE ATTACHED TO THE BUCKET AND WAS TRAILING ON THE SC AFFOLD, CAUGHT ON AN OBJECT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL OFF TO P OF SCAFFOLD TO THE GROUND.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    564
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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