OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14562706

COLONY CONSTRUCTION CO.

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY— 1985-06-20T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2260057
Employer profile: COLONY CONSTRUCTION CO.
Summary number: 14562706
Report ID: 214700

Event description

Employee killed in 110 ft fall when scaffold bracket fails

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was on a scaffold at the powering roof of a smokestack on a powerhou se when a scaffold bracket disengaged from a wire rope that was around the smoke stack. He fell 110 ft to the ground and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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