OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549588
FRACTURE,INSTALLING,BUILDING,COLLAPSE,BUILDING COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,LACERATION,FALL,VERTEBRA,CONTUSION
Event description
Two employees injured when building collapses
Investigation abstract
A crane was being used to place Perma-span concrete panels on a skeleton steel s tructure. Employees #1 and #2 were on the third level, guiding and positioning t he panels on the steel when the entire building collapsed. Employees #1 and #2 r ode the Perma-span panels to the ground. Employee #1 sustained a cracked vertebr a, and Employee #2 suffered cuts and bruises.
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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