OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #889113
BEAM,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL,SPRAIN,STEEL CONNECTING,ANKLE,CONTUSION
Event description
Two employees injured in fall from steel beam
Investigation abstract
At about 8:20 a.m. on August 19, 1988, Employees #1 and #2 were making a double connection on a steel beam when the beam started to separate from the column. Em ployee #1 fell approximately 17 ft to soft sand, sprained his right ankle, and w as hospitalized. Employee #2 slid down the column, bruising his left leg and cut ting his right leg.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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