OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #781948
MCGRAW CONSTRUCTION
ASHLAND, KY·
Event description
Three employees injured in scaffold collapse
Investigation abstract
Two employees were on a 15 ft scaffold and one employee was on the floor during demolition at building 783. A heat shield fell from a beam and struck the scaffo ld, causing it to collapse and Employee #1 to fall to the floor, where his leg w as impaled by a scaffold pin. Employee #2 fell astride a rail of the scaffold an d fractured his tailbone. Both Employees #1 and #2 required hospitalization. Emp loyee #3, who was on the floor, bruised his leg while running.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- Puncture (18)
- Part of body
- UPPER LEG (23)
- Accident type
- FALL(FROM ELEVATION) (5)
- Source of injury
- BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES (8)
- Occupation
- Structural metal workers (597)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#2 Hospitalized Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- Fracture (12)
- Part of body
- HIP(S) (14)
- Accident type
- FALL(FROM ELEVATION) (5)
- Source of injury
- BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES (8)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- Bruise/Contus/Abras (3)
- Part of body
- LEGS (16)
- Accident type
- STRUCK AGAINST (6)
- Source of injury
- BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES (8)
- Occupation
- Construction trades, n.e.c. (599)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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