Case Report from OSHA files
- A 53-year-old painting foreman and a 28-year-old painter were killed when their scaffold collapsed.
They were working on a 48-foot-high tank from a two-point suspension scaffold supported by two steel
outriggers. The scaffold manufacturer specified 600 pounds of counterweight for this scaffold and
load, but the painters had rigged the scaffold using only 200 pounds of counterweight (100 pounds
per outrigger). The outriggers were not tied off or otherwise secured. No personal fall protection
equipment was being used by either worker. While the two men were working on the scaffold, their
weight caused the outriggers to slip, and the scaffold, rigging, and victims fell to the ground.
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