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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400881

FALL,STRUCK BY,WORK RULES,CONTUSION,CONSTRUCTION,UNSTABLE LOAD

Event
FALL,STRUCK BY,WORK RULES,CONTUSION,CONSTRUCTION,UNSTABLE LOAD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14400881
Report ID
626300

Event description

STRUCK BY SWINGING LOAD; FELL 35 FEET TO FLOOR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #2 AND #3 WERE RIGGING A LOAD OF REBAR TO BE HOISTED TO A HIGHER LEVEL . THE LOAD SWUNG WHEN IT WAS HOISTED. EMPLOYEE #3 WAS STRUCK AND KNOCKED OVER TH E EDGE OF A RAMP CUTOUT AS HE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE LOAD. HE F ELL ABOUT 35 FEET TO A CONCRETE FLOOR. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE ONLY BRUISED. TH E LOAD WAS RIGGED WITHOUT THE HOOK BEING CENTERED OVER THE LOAD TO PREVENT SWING ING.

Victims (6)

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    23
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    23
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Fatality Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  5. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  6. #983 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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