OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #822973

BUILDING COLLAPSE,CARPENTER,CONSTRUCTION,LACERATION,FALL,CONTUSION

1989-07-27T00:00:00

Event: BUILDING COLLAPSE,CARPENTER,CONSTRUCTION,LACERATION,FALL,CONTUSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 822973
Report ID: 352440

Event description

Employee injured in fall with collapsed building

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a carpenter, was on the second floor of a building framing up walls when the building collapsed. He fell with the collapsing building, sustaining c uts and bruises.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
567

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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