OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #659664
NAPOLI WRECKING COMPANY, INC.
BOSTON, MA·
Event description
SUSPENDED CEILING COLLAPSED; EMPLOYEES FELL TO FLOOR
Investigation abstract
FOUR EMPLOYEES WERE ASSIGNED TO REMOVE THE SUSPENDED CEILING OVER THE MBTA TRACK S. THE EMPLOYEES USED THE CEILING AS A WORKING SURFACE. ONE 6 BY 10 FOOT SECTION WAS REMOVED BY A CRANE. TWO HOLES WERE CUT INTO THE SECOND SECTION AND SIZED. A NOTHER EMPLOYEE CUT THE MIDDLE HANGER. AT THAT TIME THE ENTIRE SECTION OF SUSPEN DED CEILING, ALONG WITH THE 4 EMPLOYEES, FELL APPROXIMATELY 25-30 FEET TO THE TR ACKS. EMPLOYEE #4 WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE OTHER 3 EMPLOYEES WERE ONLY SLIGHTLY INJ URED.
Victims (4)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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