OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #601732

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BACK,LUMBER,FALL,BRACING

1988-11-03T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BACK,LUMBER,FALL,BRACING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 601732
Report ID: 420600

Event description

Employee hospitalized with back pain after fall

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:15 a.m. on November 3, 1988, Employee #1 was preparing to put a nylon sling around a bundle of form lumber on the fourth floor of a condomini um that was under construction. The lumber was resting on a cross brace between two vertical wood shores. The cross brace gave way, causing the lumber and Emplo yee #1 to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with back pains.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Nature of injury
20

Part of body
3

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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