OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #804229
DEMOLITION,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,FOOT
Event description
Employee injured when struck by falling eave
Investigation abstract
On November 1, 1988, Employee #1 hit a rod that was holding up part of an eave t hat he and other workers were demolishing. The eave fell, partially onto scaffol ding and partially onto the employee's right foot. He was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 4
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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