OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #981431
BOARD,HEAD,LACERATION,FALL,NECK,STRUCK BY,SCAFFOLD
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and two coworkers were sitting on an 8-ft-2-in. by 12-in. board on a 12-ft-4-in.-high tube and coupler scaffold. The two coworkers left to go to a l ower level of the scaffold. Approximately five minutes later one of the coworker s heard and saw Employee #1 fall and hit the ground along with the board strikin g employee #1 head. The coworkers proceeded to pick up and remove Employee #1 ou t of the containment to medical help outside. Once outside the medical personnel determined that Employee #1 had a cut on his head and neck, and had a broken ne ck.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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