Fatality Narrative: Sider Falls from Failed Pump Jack Scaffolding

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries ; Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On December 22, 2003, a sider was putting siding on an apartment building when the pump jack scaffolding on which he was standing failed and he fell 27 feet to an asphalt driveway. The 31-year-old sider, employed by a residential construction contractor, was putting siding on a gable section of an apartment building. He was working from a scaffold plank 27 feet above the ground when the pump jack scaffolding system started to collapse. The brace securing one of the two pump jack poles malfunctioned and opened. He grabbed the roof section of the gable as the scaffolding collapsed but was unable to hold on and fell to an asphalt driveway below. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The victim was not using fall protection. He was an experienced sider who had worked with his current employer for seven months. An investigation determined that the pump jack scaffolding was not properly erected. The poles were not plumb, they were erected too far from the face of the building, and they were only secured to the building at the top. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Construction Materials Education Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Construction Construction Equipment Construction Materials Construction Workers Fall Protection Falls Fatalities Hazards Protective Equipment Protective Measures Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Practices Scaffolds Training Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)   ; Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)  
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051905
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-20-2004, 2004 Jun; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: sider falls from failed pump jack scaffolding
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228853/cdc_228853_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 16.68 KB ]