OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14299929
SHOULDER,WORK RULES,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,HIP,ANKLE,CONTUSION,INATTENTION
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN HE FELL INTO FURNACE PIT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSPECTING WELDS FOR DEFECTS. HE STEPPED OFF A SUSPENSION SCAFFO LD AND WALKED DOWN THE APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREE SLOPE INTO A FURNACE. AS HE STEPP ED ON THE END OF A 6 FOOT BY 1 FOOT ALUMINUM PICK, THE PICK'S OTHER END SLID UPW ARD ON THE OPPOSITE SLOPE. THE EMPLOYEE FELL ABOUT 8 FEET INTO THE FURNACE ASH P IT. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED TRAINING IN THE USE OF SCAFFOLDS, BOARDS, AND CLI MBING. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, A HARD HAT AND SAFETY SHOES. TWO INDIVIDUA LS, WELDERS FROM BG & E, WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A STRAINE D LEFT SHOULDER AND CONTUSIONS TO THE LEFT HIP AND ANKLE.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 689
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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