OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14305916

BUILDING,BUILDING COLLAPSE,LACERATION,ABRASION,FALL,STRUCK BY,ARM,FALLING OBJECT,CONTUSION

1986-04-08T10:10:00

Event: BUILDING,BUILDING COLLAPSE,LACERATION,ABRASION,FALL,STRUCK BY,ARM,FALLING OBJECT,CONTUSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14305916
Report ID: 454712

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY DEBRIS WHEN FELL THROUGH FLOOR

Investigation abstract

ON APRIL 8, 1986, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:10 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON THE FIRS T FLOOR OF A THREE STORY BUILDING. EMPLOYEE #1 LEFT THE KITCHEN AREA OF THE NEWL Y CONSTRUCTED BUILDING, HEADING TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE. THE FLOOR COLLAPSED, CAUSIN G EMPLOYEE #1 TO FALL THOUGH THE FLOOR TO THE BASEMENT. HE WAS COVERED WITH FALL ING DEBRIS FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED BRUISES, ABRA SIONS, AND MINOR CUTS. HE ALSO INJURED HIS LEFT ARM.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
2

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
557

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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