OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14460281
BELTEX CORPORATION
WOODLAWN, MD—
Event description
FALL FROM MOBILE SCAFFOLD
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING OFF A MOBILE SCAFFOLD AT A HEIGHT OF 17'. THE SURFACE OYEE SUSTAINED A BROKEN VERTEBRA AND A SHOULDER INJURY. THE SCAFFOLD PIC WAS A C AN. HARDEL 700 POUNDS MAXIMUM LOAD. THE SCAFFOLD PIC WAS NOT OVERLOADED. BELOW WAS CONCRETE. THEY WERE INSTALLING CONDUCTOR BARS ON AN OVERHEAD BRIDGE C RANE. THE SCAFFOLD CONSISTED OF 2 TUBULAR WELDED FRAME SECTIONS MEASURING 6' HIG H AND 5' WIDE, WITH ANOTHER (2) FRAME SECTIONS 4' HIGH AND 5' WIDE. THEY WERE AL SO USING 3 SCAFFOLD PICS 6'9" LONG AND 19" WIDE WITH 1/2" PLYWOOD. BOTH EMPLOYEE S WERE STANDING ON THE PIC WHEN ONE END OF THE PIC BROKE, CAUSING EMPLOYEE #1 TO FALL. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE HELD ON AND WAS NOT HURT. THE SCAFFOLD AND PICS WERE R ENTED FROM RENTAL TOOLS OF BALTIMORE, MD. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE S CAFFOLD HAD BEEN IN USE ABOUT ONE MONTH AND HAD NOT CAUSED ANY TROUBLE. THE EMPL
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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