OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #822007

CLOTHING,FRACTURE,CLEANING,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LEG,SCAFFOLD,TUBULAR SCAFFOLD,WRIST

1987-11-06T00:00:00

Event: CLOTHING,FRACTURE,CLEANING,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LEG,SCAFFOLD,TUBULAR SCAFFOLD,WRIST
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 822007
Report ID: 352440

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING MORTER PANS THAT WERE ON A TUBULAR WELDED FRAME SCAFFOL D. THE SCAFFOLD WAS 8 TO 9 FEET HIGH, 50 INCHES WIDE AND 30 FEET LONG. AS HE FIN ISHED EACH PAN HE WOULD TOSS IT, UPSIDE DOWN, ONTO A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY. WHEN HE FI NISHED THE LAST PAN AND TOSSED IT, IT GOT CAUGHT IN HIS JACKET. THE FORCE OF THE PAN PULLING ON HIS JACKET CAUSED HIM TO FALL OFF THE SCAFFOLD AND ONTO THE DRIV EWAY. HE SUSTAINED A COMPOUND FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT LEG AND A FRACTURED RIGHT WRI ST.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
16

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
553

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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