OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #606954
TINCH & PETERSON BRICK MASONS
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD
Investigation abstract
AT 3:15 PM ON DECEMBER 4, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, A BRICK MASON, WAS WORKING AT THE S ECTION AND DISMANTLING OF SCAFFOLDING. ECOND LEVEL OF A TUBULAR WELDED FRAME SCAFFOLD TRYING TO RAISE THE SCAFFOLD TO A THIRD LEVEL. THE SCAFFOLD WAS ERECTED ON A LEVEL, POURED CONCRETE FLOOR. THE SC AFFOLD WALKING SURFACE WAS SOLIDLY PLANKED. AS HE WAS TRYING TO SET THE 6 FOOT, 5 INCH THIRD LEVEL FRAME INTO THE PINS OF THE SECOND LEVEL FRAME, THE THIRD LEVE L FRAME FLIPPED TO THE SIDE. THE MOMENTUM OF THE FALLING FRAME CARRIED EMPLOYEE #1 BACKWARDS OFF THE SCAFFOLD. AS HE WAS FALLING HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. HE LANDE D ON HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE SURFACE AND WAS KILLED. THE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE ES TABLISHED SPECIFIC SITE SAFETY RULES AND SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED TRAINING ON THE ER
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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