Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549059

AMERON H C & D

Event
FRACTURE, CRANE BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, RIB, FALL, SCAFFOLD
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#105886519
Employer profile
AMERON H C & D
Summary number
14549059
Report ID
951510

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

  1. #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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