Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221378987

BLUETRITON

Event
Broke, Broken Bone, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guard, Guardrail, Rib
NAICS
312112
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345462477
Employer profile
BLUETRITON
Summary number
221378987
Report ID
0950633

Event description

Employee falls from elevated work platform and sustains brok

Investigation abstract

At 7:00 p.m. on July 26, 2021, an employee was leaning against a guardrail on top of an elevated work platform when the guardrail broke, causing the employee to fall approximately 63 inches. The employee sustained broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 57 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    889

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