Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221386550

RAINBOW EXTREME SERVICE, LLC.

Event
Balcony, Broken, Broken Bone, Building Collapse, Collapse, Contusion, Demolition, Guard, Guardrail, Structural Collapse
NAICS
423330
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345299861
Employer profile
RAINBOW EXTREME SERVICE, LLC.
Summary number
221386550
Report ID
0419730
Project type
D
Construction end-use
B

Event description

Two employees are injured when balcony collapses during remo

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on May 6, 2021, Employee #1 was installing plywood on glass doors on the first floor of a building. Employee #2 was on the second-floor balcony removing guard rails. A SkyTrak telehandler operator pulled on the balcony guard rail, causing the balcony to collapse. Employee #1 was injured by the falling balcony structure, and Employee #2 was injured in the fall from the balcony. Both employees sustained broken bones, contusions, and bruises. They were hospitalized for treatment.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    869
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 37 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    7010

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