Swing Stage Motor Failure Proves Deadly Having a swing stage scaffold motor fail can be a pain, but if a worker is left stranded in a hazardous area, he or she can die. That type of situation occurred in a boiler at Suncor Energy in Fort McMurray, AB. Two workers were cleaning the inside of a Trans-Alta operated boiler when a motor on a swing stage scaffold failed. The inside of the boiler was very hot, and the workers were stranded in place for over three hours while rescuers tried to get them out. One man was taken to hospital suffering from […]
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