OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14253348

UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,ELEVATOR SHAFT

1986-02-19T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,ELEVATOR SHAFT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14253348
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee struck by falling caster

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a tugger in the basement of a building. When a mobile scaffold on the fourth floor was pushed to a guardrail at an elevator shaft open ing, a caster came off the scaffold, went over the edge, and fell through the sh aft to the basement. It struck Employee #1 on the arm and leg.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
42

Occupation code
599

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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