OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #693473
D. L. BALL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
ALEXANDRIA, VA·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION WORKER SUFFERED NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND IN FALL
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, ORIGINALLY DOING CARPENTRY FRAMING WORK ON THE ROOF, WAS CALLED DOW PING BACK INTO THE BUILDING AT THE SECOND FLOOR LEVEL. WHILE FALLING, HE SUFFERE D A PUNCTURE WOUND IN HIS UPPER LEFT ARM FROM A PROTRUDING NAIL. THE FORKLIFT OP ERATOR WAS NOT A REGULAR EQUIPMENT OPERATOR. THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A LACK O F TRAINING ON THE PART OF THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR AND A MISJUDGEMENT OF THE DEGREE OF HAZARD. N TO THE THIRD FLOOR DECK BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO EMPLACE 2 BY 4 WEDGES SO THAT A LOAD OF 4 FOOT BY 8 FOOT PLYWOOD COULD BE LANDED ON THE DECK. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS S TANDING ON THE THIRD FLOOR DECK WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYEE, USING A HIGHLANDER FORK LIFT, DROPPED A LOAD OF HALF INCH PLYWOOD APPROXIMATELY TWO FOOT THICK ONTO THE THIRD FLOOR DECK. EMPLOYEE #1 FELT THE DECK SHAKE. BEFORE HE COULD REACT BY MOVI NG BACK INSIDE THE BUILDING, THE DECK SNAPPED AWAY FROM THE BAND OF THE BUILDING AND DROPPED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT AND A HALF FEET TO THE DECK BELOW. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE SECOND FLOOR DECK, LANDING ON HIS FEET AND QUICKLY JUM
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 22
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 2
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