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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #884460

DECKING,BACK,FALL,HAND TOOL,LOST BALANCE,SPRAIN

Event
DECKING,BACK,FALL,HAND TOOL,LOST BALANCE,SPRAIN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
884460
Report ID
953210

Event description

Employee loses balance and falls off deck

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was building a deck on the second floor of an apartment. He was nail ing hangers on a 2 by 8 with a hand-held carpenter's hammer. Employee #1 lost hi s balance and fell 8 1/2 ft. He suffered low back strain.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    20
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    567
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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