OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #965103
FRACTURE,LUNG,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ARM,WORK PLATFORM,ANKLE,PUNCTURE
Event description
2 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS INJURED WHEN WORK PLATFORM FELL
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 AM ON MARCH 2, 1988, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE WORKING FROM A BROKEN ANKLE, BROKEN RIBS, AND PUNCTURED LUNGS. A MANBASKET THAT HAD BEEN LIFTED ON THE FORKS OF A HIGH LIFT FORK TRUCK. THE MA NBASKET HAD NOT BEEN SECURED TO THE BOOM OF THE HIGH LIFT TRUCK. EMPLOYEES #1 AN D #2 WERE REMOVING TEMPORARY ELECTRIC POLES FROM THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #2 CHAINED THE MANBASKET TO A POLE IN ORDER TO LIFT IT BY LIFTING AND EXTENDING THE FORKLI FT BOOM. WHILE THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAS RAISING THE BOOM THE MANBASKET CAME LOO SE AND FELL ABOUT 15 FEET TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #2 GRABBED THE POLE AND USED I T TO SLIDE TO THE GROUND, RECEIVING SEVERE SKIN BURNS ON HIS ARMS IN THE PROCESS . EMPLOYEE #1 LANDED ON THE RAILINGS OF THE MANBASKET. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 22
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 2
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