Was was the immediate cause of the incident

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A bricklayer received serious leg and back injuries when he fell from a wooden scaffold four metres high. He was repairing a 15 centimetre square hole. It as gathered that the supervisor told a newly trained worker to install the scaffold. The injured bricklayer was inspecting the hole when he stepped back into a box containing the concrete mix. As he lost his balance, he grabbed the upper railing on the scaffolding which gave way, causing him to fall to the ground. The wooden railing was weakened by a big know that was covered with dirt and was not previously noticed.

1. What was the type of incident and explain why you believe it would be categorized as such. (You have flexibility to make assumptions with the case study to justify your reasoning, please explain your assumptions).

2. Was was the immediate cause of the incident and what were contributing causes?

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