OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #741876

INSTALLING,CARPENTER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,FALL,BRACING,CONTUSION

1988-07-19T00:00:00

Event: INSTALLING,CARPENTER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,FALL,BRACING,CONTUSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 741876
Report ID: 352440

Event description

Carpenter injured when scaffold collapses

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a carpenter, was 30 ft above the ground on a pump jack scaffold ins talling wood siding on a single family home. The scaffold's southern pole broke, collapsing the scaffold. Employee #1 fell 30 ft to a dirt surface. He was taken to Anne Arundel General Hospital, where he was treated for a bruised shoulder a nd released. Several factors contributed to the accident including: the pole hei ght, which was 40 ft 6 in.; the poles' spacing, which was 16 ft; and the fact th at they were improperly braced.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 18 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
21

Event type
5

Source
5

Occupation code
567

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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