OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14348346
WALSH CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.
WAYNESBORO, GA—
Event description
One employee killed, one injured in scaffold collapse
Investigation abstract
At approximately 7:00 a.m. on January 28, 1985, Employees #1 and #2 were told to le fractures. Employee #1 died as a result of his injuries and Employee #2 requi red hospitalization. Only Employee #1 was wearing a safety belt and neither work er was tied off. replace a broken handrail on a suspended scaffold that had not been locked or t agged out. As they got the materials for making the repair, iron workers took th e two cables and two drape lines from the scaffold support system and tied them to the 2 by 4 guardrails in preparation for moving the scaffold. At approximatel y 7:45 a.m., Employees #1 and #2 placed the repair materials on the scaffold and , without training or authorization, elevated themselves to about 60 ft.. The 2 by 4s broke under the combined weight of the scaffold and the employees, causing the scaffold to collapse to the concrete floor. Both employees sustained multip
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 2
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