OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #977652
J M FOSTER INC
CALHOUN, TN·
Event description
One employee killed, another injured in decking collapse
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were placing a scaffold plank over a whitewater chest to pro g also collapsed. Employees #1 and #2 fell into the 6 ft deep whitewater chest, which contained 127 degree water. Employee #1 was pulled out by a witness but he died. Employee #2 had to be pulled out by a cord with the help of other employe es; he was hospitalized with burns. vide decking from which they could work on some overhead pipes. The scaffold pla nks, 2 in. by 12 in. by 18 ft scaffold grade boards, were placed on horizontal p ipes approximately 5 in. above the chest. The planks were supported only by the pipes, and the pipes were supported by steel hangers. Employees #1 and #2 were l aying felt over the decking to prevent debris from the work platform from fallin g into the chest. They were working side by side when, according to a witness, a hanger broke, causing an 8 ft area of scaffold planks under the employees to co llapse. When the hanger broke, the pipe on which the scaffold planks were restin
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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