| Case Name |
A worker fell down from a scaffold while he was handing a scaffold board to another worker. |
| Pictograph |
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| Location |
The bridge construction site |
| Overview |
A worker was subdividing a curb form. When he was handing a scaffold board (made of plywood, 4000*200*28 in size, 20kgf in weight) to another worker on the bridge, he was off balance and fell down from the scaffold board to 5.5 meters below. The victim was a shuttering fixer, 62 years old. He had been engaged in his work for 15 years. |
| Incident |
While the worker was subdividing a form, he fell down from the scaffold and died. |
| Cause |
* There was no handrail to prevent falls and tumbles.
* The safety belt was not used.
* The worker didn't obey the rules decided in the arrangement before the work.
* There were not enough activities and training sessions for safety and 'KY activities'. |
| Countermeasures |
* When working in a high place, the worker must use equipments for safety, such as handrails, main ropes, safety belts and, protection nets under the scaffold.
* It is necessary to line up the work platform for safety and to care the open space completely.
* It is required for the workers to have a staff meeting before the work, to make and confirm processes of work, and to instruct the workers completely.
* There must be full education and training for safety. |
| Knowledge Comment |
* The workers must use main ropes and safety belts in high places. |
| Reason for Adding to DB |
The accident involving a fall is the most frequent of all the accidents of the construction industry. This case is the typical one of the accidents involving a fall. |
| Scenario |
| Primary Scenario
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Carelessness, Insufficient Precaution, Ignorance of Procedure, Disregard of Procedure, Poor Value Perception, Poor Safety Awareness, Regular Movement, Dangerous Movement, Regular Movement, Careless Movement, Bodily Harm, Harm to Physical Well-being, Bodily Harm, Death
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| Sources |
The Prestressed Concrete Construction Soc.
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| Number of Deaths |
1 |
| Physical Damage |
Uncertainty |
| Financial Cost |
Uncertainty |
| Economic Loss |
Uncertainty |
| Field |
Civil Engineering
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| Author |
HOJO, Tetsuo (Institute of Technologists)
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