OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221386998

C & K FORM FABRICATIONS

SUISUN CITY, CA· 2021-08-24T00:00:00

Event: Broken Bone, Concrete Floor, Drill, Drilling, Elevated Work Platform, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hand Tool, Hole, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Knee, Lack of Work Procedures, Lost Balance, Lost Control, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Platform, Raised platform, Wood Board
NAICS: 332312
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345503429
Employer profile: C & K FORM FABRICATIONS
Summary number: 221386998
Report ID: 0950615

Event description

Employee breaks kneecap in fall after losing control of dril

Investigation abstract

At 7:00 a.m. on August 24, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a manufacturer of fabricated structures was working on wood products to meet client specifications. The employee was using an electric Milwaukee Heavy Duty Compact Hole Shooter to drill 1.5-inch diameter holes on a 14-inch square by 5.5-inch-thick wood blocks. The employee was standing on an 11-inch-high elevated platform while operating the hole shooter. The employee lost control of the equipment when the drill rotated and caused the employee to fall to the concrete. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken kneecap requiring surgery. He was released on the same day of the surgery and recovered at home.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 60 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
787

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