OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14540561

TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED

BOSTON, MA· 1987-08-17T00:00:00

Event: COLLAPSE, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, METAL DECKING, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, WORK SURFACE, CONTUSION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #101448652
Employer profile: TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Summary number: 14540561
Report ID: 111400

Event description

Employee injured in fall through floor

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and four coworkers were on the 8th floor of a building, pushing a 1, 489 lb air compressor mounted on wheels across a metal decked floor. The floor g ave way and the compressor fell through each floor until reaching the 4th level, which was poured concrete. Employee #1 fell through the opening but stopped at the 7th floor, sustaining bruises and contusions.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 52 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
14

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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