OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14295950
UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,BRACING
Event description
Two employees injured when balcony falls
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were using a second-floor balcony to access a 16 ft job-made wooden ladder that was positioned at the open side of the balcony. The floor of the balcony collapsed and the two employees fell 9 ft 6 in. to a concrete floor . They sustained injuries that required hospitalization. No clips or other suppo rts had been provided to support the three 2 by 6s that were nailed into the fra me of the balcony structure.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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