OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236392
UNSECURED,ANKLE,FRACTURE,STAIR,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,THUMB,DESCENDING,FALL,ARM
Event description
Two employees injured in fall from unstable stairs
Investigation abstract
At approximately 8:00 a.m. on January 27, 1988, Employees #1 and #2 were descend ing a set of temporary stairs from the second floor of an apartment building whe n the stairs pulled away from the landing. They fell approximately 9 feet to the ground. Employee #1 sustained a broken right foot, arm, and thumb. Employee #2 sustained a broken right ankle and was hospitalized.
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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