OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14295471
GROSVENOR PLUMBING & HEATING INC.
BETHESDA, MD·
Event description
Employee fractures leg in fall from balcony
Investigation abstract
At approximately 7:15 a.m. on March 31, 1986, Employee #1 was outside the safety ed by Employee #2 was not available at this writing. No ppe was in use at the ti me of the accident. railing on the fifth-floor balcony of the Grosvenor House building, which was u nder construction. Employee #2 was near the edge of the third-floor balcony, 17 ft above the ground; the third- floor balcony did not have a safety railing on i ts open side. A coworker was standing on the ground passing 20 ft lengths of 1 1 /4 in. copper pipe to Employee #2 who, in turn, passed the pipe to Employee #1. While the second piece of pipe was being passed, Employee #1 lost his balance an d fell 35 ft to the ground. On the way down, his leg struck Employee #2 on the n eck and shoulder. Employee #1 fractured his neck. The extent of injuries sustain
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 587
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 587
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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