Powered by GoogleTranslate

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Contact Us FAQ A to Z Index English Español

Return to Accident Search Results

Accident Report Detail

Accident: 890368 - Employees Injured In Fall From Aluminum Work Platform

Accident: 890368 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 08/02/1993
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
11953941908/02/19931721Panther Industrial Painting Llc
Employee #1, a painter and rigging foreman, and Employee #2, a laborer, were standing on top of aluminum work platforms that were 24 feet long and 24 inches wide. They were installing tarpaulin covers around some bridge piers to keep paint from flying onto passing motor vehicles. The work platforms were attached to the bridge pier caps with prefabricated pieces of angle iron. One of the prefabricated brackets slipped off the pier caps so that one of the work platforms tipped over, causing both employees to fall approximately 15 feet to the roadway. Both were taken to area hospitals to be treated for injuries they suffered in the fall.
Keywords: bridge column, work rules, construction, fall, fall protection, bridge, elevated work plat, painter, work platform, overturn
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 119539419 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported
2 119539419 Non Hospitalized injury Strain/Sprain Construction laborers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.

Close