Two experienced scaffolders were
dismantling scaffold when an unsupported
scaffold board broke and the scaffold
structure collapsed (braces to support the
scaffold boards had previously been removed). Both workers fell 9m from the scaffolding into the sea. The Injured
Person was briefly observed floating, apparently unconscious, before his body sank. His body was later recovered by
divers. The co-worker, unhurt, was able to climb onto the platform. Neither worker was wearing fall protection (full body
harness) nor a work vest (personal flotation device), as prescribed