Dry Wall Supervisor Falls from Unsecured Plank

McIntosh, DeAnna

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE17KY007

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Dry Wall Supervisor Falls from Unsecured Plank

2018/05/21
By McIntosh, DeAnna
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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English

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Personal Author:

McIntosh, DeAnna
Corporate Authors:

Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center

Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center Less -
Description:

On Wednesday, March 15, 2017, a 52-year-old male drywall supervisor (the victim) was setting up scaffolding; his co-worker stated he stopped mid-set up to hang a piece of drywall. The metal walk plank on which he was standing flipped on its side, throwing him 10 feet, 9 inches below onto the subflooring of a home they were dry walling. He was pronounced dead at the scene from blunt impact injuries to his head and neck. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include: 1. Fall exposure. 2. Misuse of the walking platform. 3. Lack of fall protection. RECOMMENDATIONS - Face investigator concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences: 1. Jobs should be designed to minimize fall exposure. 2. Employees should ensure proper scaffolding equipment is used for each phase of work. 3. Employers should ensure scaffolds are fully planked or decked. 4. Employees working on scaffolds should always use fall protection in the form of guardrail or personal fall arrest system for each employee 10 or more feet above the lower level of scaffolding.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident Analysis Accident Potential Accident Prevention Accidents Construction Construction Equipment Construction Materials Construction Workers Drywall Equipment Reliability Fall Protection Falls Height Factors Injuries Injury Prevention Job Design Mobile Equipment OSHA Region 4 Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Recommendations Safety Education Safety Equipment Safety Measures Safety Practices Safety Programs Scaffolds Training Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Work Operations
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Falls (0007) ; Falls - Construction - Residential (0021) ; Falls - Construction - Scaffolds (0032)

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Falls (0007) ; Falls - Construction - Residential (0021) ; Falls - Construction - Scaffolds (0032) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE17KY007
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4

Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4 Less -
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-8
NIOSHTIC Number:

20052941
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2018-101650
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 17KY007, 2018 May; :1-8
Email:

Kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
Federal Fiscal Year:

2018
Performing Organization:

University of Kentucky
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

23 - Construction - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

2005/07/01
End Date:

2026/06/30
Resource Number:

FACE-17KY007
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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