OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #761197
A. A. RYAN, INC.
GREENSBORO, NC·
Event description
Two employees injured in fall from platform
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were installing steel angles to steel roof trusses. The empl oyees were standing on a work platform suspended by a 30-ton truck crane. The cr ane tipped over, causing the employees to fall about 30 ft to the floor. Employe e #1 suffered a fracture to the back thoracic area. Employee #2 suffered lacerat ions to his head. Causes of the accident are: lack of training; safety belts not in use; no midrail for platform; exceeding capacity of crane; unstable/soft foo ting for crane; lack of preplanning or test lifts prior to actual lifting of emp loyees.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- Fracture (12)
- Part of body
- BACK (3)
- Accident type
- FALL(FROM ELEVATION) (5)
- Source of injury
- HOISTING APPARATUS (24)
- Occupation
- Structural metal workers (597)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#2 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- Cut/Laceration (7)
- Part of body
- HEAD (13)
- Accident type
- FALL(FROM ELEVATION) (5)
- Source of injury
- HOISTING APPARATUS (24)
- Occupation
- Structural metal workers (597)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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