OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14211411

HEAD,TRENCH,PLANK,BACK,ABRASION,FALL,SHORING,STRUCK BY,CONCRETE,CONTUSION

1985-09-20T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,TRENCH,PLANK,BACK,ABRASION,FALL,SHORING,STRUCK BY,CONCRETE,CONTUSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14211411
Report ID: 352440

Event description

TWO EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN ONE STRUCK AND ANOTHER FALLS

Investigation abstract

On September 23, 1985, Employee #1 was cleaning up after removing shoring and co . He stepped on the end of a plank already laid down. The plank moved, and the e mployee fell 9 feet 8.5 inches to the concrete floor. The employee injured his r ibs and sustained abrasions to both arms; bruises on his left side, chest, and b ack; and contusions to back of his head. Employee #2 had done this type of work before. He had been wearing a hard hat and steel reinforced safety shoes. Casual factors were lack of training and inattention. The employee had been standing a pproximately 6 feet from a pillar and 36 inches from a ramp. Both employees work ed for Elion Concrete, Incorporated. mpleting re-shoring. The employee was 12 feet from the west wall and 20 feet 3 i nches from the south wall. Pieces of re-shoring lumber became loose and fell on Employee#1, resulting in bruises, contusions, and abrasions to the employee's ba ck and neck. The pieces of lumber were the following sizes: 4 inches by 4 inches by 16 feet and 1 inch by 4 inches by 6 feet. The employee had been wearing a ha rd hat and steel reinforced safety shoes. Coworkers were located approximately 1 5 and 20 feet away. On the same day, Employee #2 was building shoring by placing 4 inch by 4 inch by 12 foot planks of lumber over stringers for a concrete pour

Victims (2)

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
869

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
567

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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