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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #731414

HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EAR,LACERATION,NECK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION

Event
HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EAR,LACERATION,NECK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
731414
Report ID
551800

Event description

Three employees injured when struck by wooden bench

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:15 p.m. on June 9, 1986, Employees #1 through #3 were struck by a wooden bench that had fallen from the third floor of a building. A coworke r using it during the evening break had accidentally bumped it off the building. Employee #1 was admitted to the intensive care unit of Deaconess Hospital with apparent head and neck injuries. Employee #2 was treated for a lacerated ear and Employee #3 was treated for a foot injury; both were released.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    7
    Occupation code
    585
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    6
    Event type
    1
    Source
    7
    Occupation code
    585
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    11
    Event type
    1
    Source
    7
    Occupation code
    585
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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