Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2842300 - Patent Scaffolding

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Investigation Summary

Employee #1 was halfway up a 70 ft high tubular welded frame scaffold, helping a coworker construct a floor of scaffold planks. The tower of approximately 6 ft 6 in. by 7 ft by 5 ft tall tubular welded frames was erected around a pipe that was to have the outside insulation removed. An approximately 2 in. by 12 in. by 8 ft long scaffold board fell 35 ft from the top of the scaffold, striking Employee #1 on the head. He sustained a fractured skull and a laceration, for which he was hospitalized. The board that fell had been left at the top of the scaffold while the tubular welded frame was being erected. Employee #1 was trained and experienced in the proper procedures for scaffold erection. He was wearing a hard hat.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, LACERATION, SKULL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD