OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14194492
DEE SHORING COMPANY INC
GAITHERSBURG, MD—
Event description
EMPLOYEE FALLS AND SUSTAINS FRACTURE
Investigation abstract
A carpenter was sawing a piece of plywood on the third-floor level of a construc tion site. His back was to the open edge of the building while he was cutting th e wood on the floor. One end of the plywood was hanging over the exposed edge of the building. Near completion of the cut, he lost power to his saw. He stood up , turned around to assess the power loss, and stepped onto overhanging edge of t he plywood. The plywood snapped and he fell off the exposed side of the building . He fell 20 ft, sustained a fracture, and was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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