OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #970459

DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE,SCAFFOLD

Name: OSHA Workplace Safety Incident Index
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

1989-08-16T00:00:00

Event: DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 970459
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee injured in fall from scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was dismantling a scaffold when he lost his balance and fell 12 feet to the ground.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 18 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
11

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
564

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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