Case Reports from OSHA files
- An employee was on a two-point suspension scaffold, approximately 25 ft.
high, when the guardrail gave way. He was caught by his belt and lifeline, but
after hanging for a few minutes, the lifeline broke and the employee fell to
his death.
- Three employees were spray painting a water tower that was 125 ft. high and
30 ft. in diameter. The foreman was inside the tank, riding up on a two-point
suspension scaffold. His assistants were outside. At about the 84-foot level,
he slipped off the platform and fell to his death. Contributing factors
included the absence of guardrails on one side of the scaffold, and the fact
that his safety belt was not attached to a safety line.
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