OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #744862
CONSTRUCTION TRADES CGENCY, INC.
GAITHERSBURG, MD·
Event description
Two employees injured in townhouse structural collapse
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were installing interior partitions on the first floor of a townhouse when it collapsed. Employee #1 sustained traumatic injuries including a broken back, closed chest injuries, a broken ankle, and a broken knee. Employe e #2 suffered a lacerated forehead. There were several causal factors related to this accident: some of the first floor wall bracing had been removed, the found ation anchor straps were not fastened to the sill plate, and drywall breakaway c lips were not installed on the firewall. The employees had little formal trainin g. No hard hats were used.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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