OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607275
SPEED MASONRY
UNION CITY, GA·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL THROUGH FLOOR OPENING
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, A HELPER FOR A MASONRY CONTRACTOR, WAS ERECTING A WELDED FRAME SCAF FOLD AT A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION. HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF PL YWOOD WHICH COVERED A 3 BY 6 FOOT OPENING IN THE FLOOR. THE PIECE OF PLYWOOD SLI D OUT FROM UNDER HIM (IT WAS NOT SECURED), CAUSING HIM TO FALL THROUGH THE OPENI NG 31 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE SUFFERED A CRACKED HEEL AND COMPRESSED LUMBAR VERTE BRAE.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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