OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1007087
HEAD,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,PELVIS,NECK,STRUCK BY,BURIED,FALLING OBJECT,LEG
Event description
Three employees injured when street decking falls
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 through #3 were extricating a coworker who had been pinned by a col lapsed street structure when the second floor decking fell. Employee #1 was buri ed under the decking for approximately 3 minutes and suffered a fractured pelvis and other internal injuries. Employee #2 was struck in the head and neck area. Employee #3 was struck in the lower left leg; both sustained multiple bruises an d contusions. Employees #1 and #2 were hospitalized.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 14
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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