OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #741520
THE HARDAWAY COMPANY
GAMBRILLS, MD·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED IN FALL FROM CONCRETE FORMWORK
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLIMBING A WOODEN CONCRETE FORM TO TIGHTEN BOLTS IN THE WHALERS. HE NEGLECTED TO WEAR A SAFETY BELT. AS HE WAS WORKING AT A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMAT ELY 25 FEET ONE OF THE WHALERS THAT HADN'T BEEN TIGHTENED PULLED OUT OF THE END OF THE FORM, CAUSING EMPLOYEE #1 TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL. HE SUFFERED A SHA TTERED LEFT ELBOW AND SEVERE FACIAL INJURIES. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN TRAINED IN TH E PROPER USE OF A SAFETY BELT, BUT SAID HE NEVER USES ONE WHILE WORKING ON WOOD FORMS. THE FOREMAN WAS IN CONSTANT ATTENDANCE.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 7
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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