OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #998468

OUTRIGGER,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,SCAFFOLD

1987-07-29T14:00:00

Event: OUTRIGGER,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 998468
Report ID: 552700

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN SCAFFOLD COLLAPSED

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM ON JULY 29, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ATOP A SCAFFOLD IN THE CENTRAL ELEVATOR SHAFT. HE WAS PLACING CONCRETE BLOCKS ON THE WEST WALL. THE LEFT (SOUTH WALL) OUTRIGGER SUDDENLY COLLAPSED, CAUSING EMPLOYEE #1 TO FALL 40 FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT. THE EMPLOYEE DIED IN ST PAUL-RAMSEY HOSPITAL AS A RESULT OF MULTIPLE TRAUMA INJURIES. THE OUTRIGGER WAS FIELD MODIFIED AND N OT ENTIRELY COMPOSED OF ORIGINAL SCAFFOLD COMPONENTS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
563

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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