OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14201461
STERLING STEEL FRICTION COMPANY, INC.
GRASONVILLE, MD·
Event description
EMPLOYEES FALL WHEN REINFORCED CONCRETE FAILS
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and Employee #2 were placing 4 ft-6 in. long by 8 in. thick reinforc ed concrete floor planks on structural supports on the second floor under constr uction. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were standing together on the last plank tha t was elevated and set in place. The floor plank broke across approximately one- third of the length from the east end, and both employees fell 16 ft to the grou nd. Employee #1 sustained a sprained right ankle and right wrist, plus a bruised left heel. Employee #2 sustained a sprained left ankle.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 Male
- Nature of injury
- Strain/Sprain (20)
- Part of body
- FOOT/ANKLE (11)
- Accident type
- STRUCK AGAINST (6)
- Source of injury
- BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES (8)
- Occupation
- Structural metal workers (597)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- WORK-SURFACE/FACIL-LAYOUT COND (13)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 Male
- Nature of injury
- Strain/Sprain (20)
- Part of body
- FOOT/ANKLE (11)
- Accident type
- STRUCK AGAINST (6)
- Source of injury
- BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES (8)
- Occupation
- Structural metal workers (597)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- WORK-SURFACE/FACIL-LAYOUT COND (13)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.