OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607507

KNEE,FRACTURE,LUNG,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ROOF OPENING,UNGUARDED,ANKLE

1988-08-22T00:00:00

Event: KNEE,FRACTURE,LUNG,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ROOF OPENING,UNGUARDED,ANKLE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 607507
Report ID: 418100

Event description

Employee injured in fall through mechanic floor

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:15 a.m. on July 26, 1988, Employee #1 was directing the activ ities of his electrical crew. When he apparently did not realize that the boards covering a mechanical opening were possibly inadequate and not secured and step ped on them he fell 26 ft to a concrete floor, sustaining a broken ankle and kne e, and a collapsed lung. The weather was clear and warm. The information in this report was obtained from the company accident report and interviews with witnes ses.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 33 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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