OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #659615

FRACTURE,WORK RULES,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,PLANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SLIPPERY SURFACE,UNGUARDED,TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

1987-01-19T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,WORK RULES,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,PLANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SLIPPERY SURFACE,UNGUARDED,TUBULAR SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 659615
Report ID: 111400

Event description

Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was on the third level of a tubular welded scaffold preparing to rem ove the masonry face of a building. He fell head first approximately 20 ft, sust aining severe injuries, including a fractured head, and was killed. The scaffold platforms were not adequately guarded and the scaffold members and planks were coated with ice, creating a slippery condition. In addition, ladders were not pr ovided for access to the different levels and work areas on the scaffold.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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