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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14200018

FRACTURE,SAFETY BELT,LANYARD,RIB,FALL,VERTEBRA

Event
FRACTURE,SAFETY BELT,LANYARD,RIB,FALL,VERTEBRA
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14200018
Report ID
352420

Event description

FALL FROM WALL PANEL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTRUCTED TO NAIL A BULK HEAD TO A WALL PANEL. THIS IS A PRE-FO RMED PANEL WHICH IS PART OF THE 2ND STORY WALL (ELEVATOR SHAFT WALL). EMPLOYEE # 1 FREE CLIMBED OUT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE WALL PANEL. THERE WAS NO WORK PLATFORM T O STAND ON. HE WAS WEARING A SAFETY BELT AND LANYARD. HE HAD CONNECTED HIS LANYA RD TO A SPUD WRENCH WHICH HE HAD PLACED THROUGH A HOLE IN THE PANEL WALL. AFTER NAILING A SECTION OF THE BULK HEAD, HE STARTED TO MOVE TO ANOTHER SIDE OF THE PA NEL. WHILE DOING THIS HIS SPUD WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OR THE LANYARD SLIPED OUT. HE FELL APPROX. 24' INTO AN ELEVATOR PIT. HE RECEIVED A BROKEN RIB AND A BROKEN VER TABRA.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    567
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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