OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #601609

HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SCAFFOLD

1988-06-03T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 601609
Report ID: 420600

Event description

Employee killed in fall from 6 ft scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing on a 6 foot mobile scaffold doing drywall work. He fell and struck his head on the floor. Employee #1 died three days after the acciden t. There were no witnesses.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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