OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #741884
R & R CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
COLUMBIA, MD·
Event description
Four employees injured when scaffold collapses
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 through #4 were approximately 20 ft high on a pump jack scaffold, i nstalling cedar siding on a house. The pole snapped, causing the employees to fa ll to the ground. Employees #1 and #3 sustained bruises to their abdomens, Emplo yee #2 sustained a fractured foot, and Employee #4 sustained back sprains. The s caffolding was carrying more weight than specified.
Victims (4)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 49 Male
- Nature of injury
- Bruise/Contus/Abras (3)
- Part of body
- ABDOMEN (1)
- Accident type
- FALL(FROM ELEVATION) (5)
- Source of injury
- WORKING SURFACE (42)
- Occupation
- Carpenters (567)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#2 Hospitalized Age 44 Male
- Nature of injury
- Fracture (12)
- Part of body
- FOOT/ANKLE (11)
- Accident type
- FALL(FROM ELEVATION) (5)
- Source of injury
- WORKING SURFACE (42)
- Occupation
- Carpenters (567)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 28 Male
- Nature of injury
- Bruise/Contus/Abras (3)
- Part of body
- ABDOMEN (1)
- Accident type
- FALL(FROM ELEVATION) (5)
- Source of injury
- WORKING SURFACE (42)
- Occupation
- Carpenters (567)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 47 Male
- Nature of injury
- Strain/Sprain (20)
- Part of body
- BACK (3)
- Accident type
- FALL(FROM ELEVATION) (5)
- Source of injury
- WORKING SURFACE (42)
- Occupation
- Carpenters (567)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.