OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14486708
STEEL,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,NECK,STRUCK BY,ARM,SLING,FALLING OBJECT,LEG
Event description
3 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN STEEL FELL FROM SLING
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1, #2, AND #3 WERE INJURED WHILE WORKING ON THE 16TH FLOOR OF A SKELE TON STEEL STRUCTURE. A CHERRY PICKER ON THE 18TH FLOOR WAS USING A 1/2 INCH SLIN G TO LIFT ABOUT 700 POUNDS OF STEEL FLASHING. THE FLASHING SLIPPED OUT OF THE SL ING BEFORE IT REACHED THE 18TH FLOOR AND FELL ONTO THE THREE EMPLYEES. THEY SUST AINED INJURIES TO THEIR NECKS, ARMS AND LEGS. TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES WERE PART OF A RAISING GANG AND THE OTHER WAS PART OF THE PLUMBING GANG.
Victims (3)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Hospitalized Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 2
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