OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14540538

AMERICAN BRIDGE DIVISION OF U.S. STEEL CORPORATION

BOSTON, MA· 1986-09-15T00:00:00

Event: DECKING, FRACTURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #101031086
Employer profile: AMERICAN BRIDGE DIVISION OF U.S. STEEL CORPORATION
Summary number: 14540538
Report ID: 111400

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL THROUGH FLOOR OPENING

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TAGGING LOADS SUSPENDED BY CRANE. WHILE PULLING A LOAD INTO PLAC E HE STEPPED BACKWARDS INTO A FLOOR OPENING. THE EMPLOYEE'S NORMAL ASSIGNMENT WA S INSTALLING AND SECURING DECKING. HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA IN WHICH HE WAS TEMPORARILY WORKING AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE FLOOR OPENINGS. THE EMPLOYEE FEL L 26 FEET ONTO A CONCRETE SLAB AND SUSTAINED MULTIPLE FRACTURES.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
31

Event type
5

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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