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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #722223

MOBILE SCAFFOLD,FALL

Event
MOBILE SCAFFOLD,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
722223
Report ID
521700

Event description

ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED, ANOTHER INJURED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working on top of a Marklift MR 40G self-propelled mobile scaffo ld at a height of 40 feet. The cribbing beneath the stabilizing legs failed and resulted in the scaffold tilting outward. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were throw n against the building and fell beneath the unit which came down on top of Emplo yee #1, killing him. Employee #2 was hospitalized.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    2
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 54 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    2
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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