OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #761270

C & C CLEANING, INC.

WINSTON-SALEM, NC· 1987-06-10T00:00:00

Event: COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #15277122
Employer profile: C & C CLEANING, INC.
Summary number: 761270
Report ID: 453710

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

#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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