OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14447676
FRACTURE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,FLOOR OPENING,ELBOW,UNGUARDED
Event description
EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH ESCALATOR OPENING TO CONCRETE FLOOR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF ERECTING FORM SCAFFOLDING ADJACENT TO AN ES CALATOR OPENING. CREW MEMBERS LOCATED BELOW THE OPENING REMOVED SOME SCAFFOLD BE AMS, LEAVING PLYWOOD SHEETING WITH ONLY LOOSE SUPPORT UNDER THE OPENING. THE OPE NING WAS NOT GUARDED FROM ABOVE, BUT WAS ONLY COVERED WITH 4 INCH BY 4 INCH BY 1 6 16 FOOT BOARDS. ONE OF THE BOARDS BROKE AS EMPLOYEE #1 WALKED OVER THE OPENING . HE FELL THROUGH THE OPENING, THROUGH THE LOOSELY SUPPORTED FALSE FLOORING AND TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR LOCATED 22 FEET BELOW. THE EMPLOYEE FRACTURED BOTH ELBOW J OINTS AS HE TRIED TO CUSHION HIS IMPACT.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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