OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14214910
CONCRETE PUMP,VIBRATIONS,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,STEEL CONNECTING
Event description
FELL 7 STORIES WHILE CONNECTING STEEL
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CONNECTING STEEL ON THE 17TH FLOOR OF THE B INTERNAL DAMAGE. AS A RESULT OF THIS FALL, HE WAS PARALYZED. UILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WHILE THE EMPLOYEES WERE CONNECTING THE STEEL, A CON CRETE PUMP STARTED PUMPING CONCRETE TO THE 11TH FLOOR, VIBRATING THE STEEL ON TH E 17TH FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEES DISCONTINUED WORK WHILE THE PUMP OPERATED. THE PUMP CEASED OPERATION AND THE EMPLOYEES RESUMED WORK. THE PUMP RESTARTED, VIBRATING T HE STEEL AND CAUSING ONE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS GRIP ON THE STEEL. HE FELL 70 FEET TO A LANDING PLATFORM AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL STORY WHEN THE PLATFORM COLLASPED. THE EMPLOYEE CAME TO REST ON THE 9TH FLOOR LANDING PLATFORM. THE EMPLOYEE WAS N OT USING ANY FALL PROTECTION. HE RECEIVED A BROKEN BACK, BROKEN COLLARBONE, AND
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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