Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308738558 - Genco Masonry

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

Investigation Summary

On June 7, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were operating a Fraco mast-climbing work platform. They were moving the work platform down, and they had to adjust the outriggers so the scaffold could be lowered without striking the iron on the building. The coworker climbed from the platform into the building, while Employee #1 remained on the platform. The outrigger had become stuck, and its plunge bars would not adjust in or out. Employee #1 removed a cotter pin from a plunge bar to make it easier to adjust. By doing so, he caused the plunge bar and platform boards he was standing on to collapse. He fell approximately 32 feet to a concrete loading dock and sustained multiple injuries. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, COTTER PIN, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING