OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #801985
FRACTURE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ARM,HAND
Event description
Employee's hand and arm fractured in fall to concrete floor
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was erecting steel at a height of 16 ft 5 in. He fell to a concrete floor, sustaining fractures in his right hand and arm, for which he was hospital ized. Employee #1 was not using any type of fall protection, such as a safety be lt and lanyard.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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