OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221455892

RAFAEL G FARIAS GENERAL ENGINEERING

NEWPORT BEACH, CA· 2022-01-31T00:00:00

Event: Anchor, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Chest, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Framing, Lack of Work Procedures, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rib, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Tie-Off, Vertebra
NAICS: 238130
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345767669
Employer profile: RAFAEL G FARIAS GENERAL ENGINEERING
Summary number: 221455892
Report ID: 0950631
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee breaks several bones, falls while trying to tie off

Investigation abstract

At 2:20 p.m. on January 31, 2022, an employee who worked as a Framing Laborer for a construction contractor was hospitalized after falling 10 feet to the ground. The employee was attempting to tie off to a designated choker anchor point when he lost his footing and fell to the floor. The employee fractured 9 ribs, broke his left shoulder blade and fractured 3 vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 44 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
869

Fall distance
10

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