OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14525901
ALBERT MIGLIORI CORP
FT LAUDERDALE, FL—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU SCAFFOLD
Investigation abstract
THREE EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A TUBULAR-WELDED-FRAME, MANUALLY PROPELLED MOBILE SC AFFOLD CLEAR OF AN AREA WHERE THEY HAD FINISHED APPLYING STUCCO TO A WALL. TWO M EN WERE PULLING AND STEERING THE RUBBER-TIRED UNIT, WHILE THE THIRD MAN WAS PUSH ING. THE MATERIAL HOISTING ARM, WHICH EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ABOVE THE 22 -FOOT-HIGH TOP PLATFORM, CONTACTED AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. TWO MEN DIED AT THE S CENE, AND THE THIRD DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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