OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689570

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,CRUSHED,FALL,TIE-OFF,WRIST

1985-06-19T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,CRUSHED,FALL,TIE-OFF,WRIST
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 689570
Report ID: 552700

Event description

Employee fractures elbow in fall from collapsing scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a brick mason, was working from a two point suspension scaffold whe n a 1 in. by 4 in. by 14 ft wooden outrigger beam on the south side of the scaff old split lengthwise, causing the east end of the scaffold to drop to the ground and the employee to fall 30 ft. He suffered a broken elbow and a crushed wrist. Employee #1 had failed to tie off to the provided lifeline and to install a sec ondary tieback as an additional anchorage for the outrigger beam.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
2

Event type
5

Source
5

Occupation code
563

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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