OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221745003
WIND COMPOSITE SERVICES GROUP, LLC
WINSIDE, NE—
Event description
Two employees are fatally injured in suspended scaffold fall
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 p.m. on February 22, 2025, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were working approximately 250 feet above the ground while repairing blades on a windmill. The workers ascended on a suspended scaffold that indicated the primary cable rigging was only attached at one end. This allowed the sling to slip free as the scaffold ascended causing the full weight of the scaffold to transfer to the second cable. The secondary cable should have acted as a brake and locked the scaffold in place. However, the scaffold fell approximately 20 feet before the secondary cable seized and snapped due to the momentum, causing the scaffold to fall. Both employees sustained fatal injuries.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 549
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#2 Fatality Age 46 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 549
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