OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170228332
CONSTRUCTION,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,WORK PLATFORM,SCAFFOLD
Event description
Employee killed when work platform falls from scaffold
Investigation abstract
On March 5, 1990, Employee #1, of Sydney Rosenberger Insulation and Home Builder s, was instructed to finish placing drywall around a window in the sun room of a new home. The window is 16 to 18 ft above the floor. It is believed that Employ ee #1 was erecting a scaffold with a 2 by 7 ft manufactured work platform. At ap proximately 5:00 p.m., Employee #1 was found lying on the floor with the work pl atform on top of him. He died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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