OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14434302

FRACTURE,WORK RULES,COLLARBONE,CONSTRUCTION,EAR,LACERATION,RIB,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,CONCUSSION

1989-04-11T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,WORK RULES,COLLARBONE,CONSTRUCTION,EAR,LACERATION,RIB,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,CONCUSSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14434302
Report ID: 951510

Event description

Employee injured in fall from second floor of townhouse

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was fabricating a 2 by 4 stud wall section on the second floor of a townhouse when he fell off the side onto a concrete slab. Employee #1 suffered a severe concussion, two fractured ribs and a broken collarbone on his left side, and a cut behind the left ear that required four to six stitches to close.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
567

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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