OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #786673
BRIDGE COLUMN,WORK RULES,COFFER DAM,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,GUY,FALL,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
Employees unhurt in 20 ft fall from steel cage
Investigation abstract
At about 8 a.m. on March 6, 1990, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were working on a ste el cage made from rebar. The cage was the foundation for a concrete column for a bridge support. It was set into a cofferdam and supported by 3/8 in. guys at ea ch of four corners. One guy failed, and Employees #1, #2, and #3 fell approximat ely 20 ft to the bottom of the cofferdam. None of the employees was seriously in jured.
Victims (3)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 15
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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