OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #571471
WINDOW WASHER,WIRE ROPE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,BACK,FALL,ARM,HIP,LEG,SCAFFOLD
Event description
FALL FROM SCAFFOLD
Investigation abstract
ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 8 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 AND EMPLOYEE #2 WERE W ASHING WINDOWS WHEN A WIRE CABLE BROKE ON THEIR TWO POINT SUSPENSION SWING STAGE SCAFFOLD (ALUMINUM WERNER TASK MASTER MODEL # 2728 & SKYCLIMBER ELECTRIC POWERE D HOIST MODEL M.E. 3). EMPLOYEES 1 & 2 FELL APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEVIED LEG, BACK, HIP AND ARM INJURIES. EMPLOYEE #2 RECEIVED ARM, LEG AND INTERNAL INURIES.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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