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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 14508766 - Employee Killed In Fall When Plank Pulls Loose

**Accident: 14508766 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 05/20/1991**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
102896123	05/20/1991	1629	Mclean Contracting Company
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
17969874	05/22/1991	1721	Mid Atlantic Painting Contractors, Inc.

Employee #1 was part of a crew that was dismantling a shoring scaffold. He removed the hook attaching his safety belt and lanyard when he moved onto the shoring. He stepped on a 2 in. by 6 in. plank (used for cross-bracing) that was nailed from the bottom side. The plank pulled loose from his weight. Employee #1 fell approximately 92 ft to an asphalt surface and was killed.

Keywords: unsecured, overloaded, safety belt, equipment failure, plank, shoring, dismantling, construction, fall, fall protection

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	102896123			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.
2	17969874					Occupation Not Listed

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