OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #964569
KNEE,FRACTURE,FALL,SCAFFOLD
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURES BOTH KNEES IN FALL FROM UNRAILED WALKWAY
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, who worked for Verdin Construction Services, Incorporated, was exit ing scaffold through a second story window that led to an open sided walkway. Th e walkway was about 10 ft above the floor, and was not guarded by a standard rai ling on the open side. Employee #1 stumbled as he climbed in backwards from the scaffold, and fell from the walkway to the floor below, injuring both his knees. He was hospitalized for his injuries.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 15
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 563
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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