OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #761270
COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,LANYARD,FALL PROTECTION,SCAFFOLD
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ABOARD A SINGLE POINT ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD WHICH WAS B EING RAISED TO THE PLANNED WORK LEVEL. AT A HEIGHT OF 20 TO 25 FEET THE EMPLOYEE UNHOOKED HIS SAFETY BELT AND LANYARD FROM THE INDEPENDENT LIFELINE TO ADJUST TH E BELT ON THE LINE. AT THIS POINT THE PARAPET CLAMP SLIPPED OFF ITS CONTACT POIN T, CAUSING THE SCAFFOLD AND EMPLOYEE TO FALL ONTO THE CONCRETE STEPS BELOW. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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