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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607515

LACERATION,ABRASION,CONCRETE,CONTUSION,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL

Event
LACERATION,ABRASION,CONCRETE,CONTUSION,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
607515
Report ID
418100

Event description

ELEVEN EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN DECK COLLAPSES WITH DEBRIS

Investigation abstract

At 8:10 a.m. on October14, 1989, Employees #1- #11, contractors, were involved i n the process of pouring concrete on an elevator slab at the Toffee Terrace in A tlanta, GA. The deck collapsed with debris such as pans, lumber, plywood, etc., striking employees. Employees working on top of the 14-ft-high slab fell to the ground when the collapse occurred. Eleven employees were injured.

Victims (12)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #11 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 47 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 62 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

  7. #5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

  8. #6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

  9. #7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

  10. #8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

  11. #9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

  12. #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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