OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14195911
PLATFORM,FRACTURE,PERIMETER GUARDING,SLIP,FALL
Event description
EMPLOYEE FELL 27' FROM UNGUARDED PLATFORM TO CONCRETE FLOOR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES WERE INVOLVED IN OPERATION OF FORMING ROOF BEAM BOTTOMS FOR CONCRETE E NCASEMENT. FORMING PROCEEDURE INCLUDED INSTALLING SEVERAL BEAM ELEVATION SPACER BLOCKS UNDER BEAMS (BETWEEN BEAM BOTTOM & 4"X 6" BEAM BRACING) FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE BEAM. 6" WIDE BY 22' LONG PLYWOOD PLATFORM PROVIDED TO ALIGN BEAM BRACING & FOR WALKING/ WORKING SURFACE WHILE INSTALLING BOTTOM ELEVATION SPACES. PLYWOO D PLATFORM WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH GUARDRAILS ON THE OPEN SIDE. EXPOSED EMPLOYEE S LIPPED ON BEAM OR PLATFORM & FELL FROM PLATFORM TO CONCRETE FLOOR 27" BELOW, RES ULTING IN MULTIPLE FRACTURES & BROKEN BONES ON LEFT SIDE OF BODY. EMPLOYER VERIF IED THIS PROCEEDURE AS SOP FOR OPERATION.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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