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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #744896

BEAM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
BEAM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
744896
Report ID
352420

Event description

Two employees injured in fall from scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 and #2 were moving a two-point suspension scaffold, which was being lowered on iron support beams. They were standing on the iron support beams whi le the roof hooks were being moved. The scaffold began to slide off the iron sup ports, knocking Employees #1 and #2 12 ft to the concrete flooring. Both employe es were hospitalized.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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