OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14256341
CAROLINA STEEL ERECTORS
CAROLINA BEACH, NC·
Event description
FALL FROM STRUCTURAL STEEL TIERED BUILDING
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE FELL 40 FEET TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEGAN WORK ING AS A STEEL WORKER ON THIS SITE THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORM ING STEEL ERECTION DUTIES OF WHICH THE EXACT NATURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. HE WAS WORKING ON THE FORTH BUILDING LEVEL 40' ABOVE GROUND WHICH WAS NOT FLOORED. HE FELL STRIKING STRUCTURAL STEEL MEMBERS AS HE FELL TO THE GROUND OUTSIDE OF TH E BUILDING. NO FALL PROTECTION WAS BEING USED BY EMPLOYEE AND NO SAFETY NETS WER E BEING UTILIZED ON THIS SITE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SHOULDER FRACTURE AND LACERATIO NS OF THE LEGS AND ARMS. EMPLOYER HAD NO SAFETY RULES REQUIRING EMPLOYEES TO USE SAFETY BELTS WHICH THEY WERE EQUIPPED WITH.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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