OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14299929

RELIANCE TESTING LABORATORIES

BROOKLYN PARK, MD· 1986-06-11T00:00:00

Event: SHOULDER, WORK RULES, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, HIP, ANKLE, CONTUSION, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #14864599
Employer profile: RELIANCE TESTING LABORATORIES
Summary number: 14299929
Report ID: 352440

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

#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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