OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549059
FRACTURE,CRANE BOOM,CONSTRUCTION,THUMB,RIB,FALL,SCAFFOLD
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN HE JUMPED FROM SCAFFOLD
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A 6 FOOT HIGH SCAFFOLD. HE HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND SAW A CRANE BOOM FALLING TOWARD HIM. HE JUMPED FROM THE SCAFFOLD TO AVOID THE CRANE BOOM, INJURING HIS LEFT THUMB AND FRACTURING RIBS ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 5
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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