OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607283
COLONIAL MASONRY
CUMMINGS, GA·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING FROM A WELDED FRAME SCAFFOLD LAYING THE LAST COURSE OF B LOCK ON AN 18 FOOT HIGH CONCRETE BLOCK WALL. A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND BLEW THE WALL OVER TOWARD THE EMPLOYEE AND KNOCKED HIM OFF THE SCAFFOLD. HE FRACTURED HIS KNE E IN THE FALL. THE WALL WAS BRACED BY ONE BRACE ON THE NORTH SIDE BUT WAS NOT BR ACED ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THE WALL WAS BLOWN OVER TO THE SOUTH.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 15
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- 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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