OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #982264

COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BOLT,FALL,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,PAINTER,WORK PLATFORM

1989-12-21T00:00:00

Event: COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BOLT,FALL,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,PAINTER,WORK PLATFORM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 982264
Report ID: 257260

Event description

Employee killed in fall when work platform collapses

Investigation abstract

On December 21, 1989, Employee #1 was on an elevated work platform, painting the front of a building. As he was working, the screws securing the work platform f ailed and the platform collapsed. Employee fell eight stories to the ground and was killed. (NOTE: The original report was in Spanish.)

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
579

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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