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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #893347

KICK BACK,CONSTRUCTION,PLANK,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,FACE,SCAFFOLDING

Event
KICK BACK,CONSTRUCTION,PLANK,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,FACE,SCAFFOLDING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
893347
Report ID
355114

Event description

Employee injured when pulling on scaffold plank

Investigation abstract

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on August 18, 1988, Employee #1 was attempting to rem ove scaffold planks from the scaffold. One plank was nailed to another plank. Em ployee #1 pulled on the plank, which sprang back and struck Employee #1 in the f ace. Employee #1 received a severe cut to the face and mouth.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    9
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    869
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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