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Accident examination 6
A welder was erecting scaffolding inside a vessel that was under construction, the welder attached the scaffolding to the bulkhead using bracket clips that are temporarily tac welded in place, the welder was trained and certified to install and weld these types of clips, after finished assembling the scaffold structure with temporary welds the welder walked out onto the scaffold boards, one of the bracket clips failed causing him to fall 18 feet to the deck below, he died from massive injuries.
What went wrong?
The bracket clips which require full welds were only tac welded, the welder showed not have climbed onto to the scaffolding with tac welded clips, welds must be inspected before scaffolding structure is placed into use, the welder was wearing a body harness but did not tie off, always hear a full body harness and tie off at heights of 5 feet or more, when accessing scaffold ladders should extent 3 feet above scaffold boards.
