OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14222954

D P I CONTRACTORS INC

INDIANAPOLIS, IN— 1984-09-15T12:40:00

Event: EXTENSION LADDER, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, LADDER, FALL, SCAFFOLD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #14732770
Employer profile: D P I CONTRACTORS INC
Summary number: 14222954
Report ID: 551800

Event description

FALL FROM LADDER AND SCAFFOLD

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 12:40 PM ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPARING TO SP ACKLE DRYWALL JOINTS ABOUT 20 FEET ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR. HE WAS WORKING FROM A WOODEN EXTENSION LADDER THAT WAS SITTING ON A MANUALLY PROPELLED MOBILE SCAFFOLD . EITHER THE SCAFFOLD STARTED ROLLING AWAY FROM THE WALL OR TIPPED OVER. EITHER WAY THE LADDER SLID DOWN THE WALL, ALONG WITH THE EMPLOYEE, TO THE FLOOR. THE EM PLOYEE DIED. NO ONE ELSE WAS WORKING ON THIS JOB SITE ON THAT DATE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND BY THE BUILDING MANAGER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
573

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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