OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14297147
JORDAN MASONRY, CO.
TRACEY'S LANDING, MD·
Event description
SCAFFOLD PLANK BROKE; EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A 2 BY 10 INCH BY 10 FEET LONG SCAFFOLD PLANK, POINTI NG BRICKS. THE PLANK WAS LOCATED 40 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #1 WEIGHED A BOUT 185 POUNDS. A CO-WORKED, WHO WEIGHED ABOUT 275 POUNDS, STEPPED ONTO THE PLA NK. THE PLANK BROKE, SENDING BOTH EMPLOYEES DOWN TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFF ERED A SHATTERED HEEL. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS NOT INJURED. THE EMPLOYEE WHO CAUS ED THE PLANK TO BREAK SAID THAT HE EXAMINED THE PLANK AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND NOT ICED A LARGE KNOT AT THE SPOT WHERE IT BROKE.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 563
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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