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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690974

FRACTURE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,PLANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ANKLE,FOOT,SCAFFOLD

Event
FRACTURE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,PLANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ANKLE,FOOT,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
690974
Report ID
854910

Event description

Employee fractures foot/ankle in fall from scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employee # 1 climbed a scaffold to inspect work that had been done on a roof. As he was walking on several planks that were on the scaffolding, the planks tippe d and he fell 20 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of a foot fracture.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 59 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    11
    Event type
    5
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    558
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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