OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14459572
M C N FINISHES, INC.
FOREST HILL, MD·
Event description
Employee injured in fall into basement
Investigation abstract
On May 2, 1988, Employee #1 was working in the 11 ft by 12 ft kitchen area of a two-story, single-family home under construction. He was caulking around the doo r trim in preparation for spray painting. He opened a 28 in. wide by 6 ft 9 in. tall door that led to the basement. No stairs had been installed and no standard guardrails had been placed in the door opening. Employee #1 stepped through the opening and fell 8 ft to the concrete floor. He suffered a fractured skull and arm, and multiple contusions. This was an apparent violation of T8CCR 1926.500(c )(1)(i).
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 579
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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