OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14194633
J. H. CONSTRUCTION CO.
COLUMBIA, MD—
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED FROM A FALL THROUGH A SECOND FLOOR OPENING
Investigation abstract
On May 9, 1985, an employee was removing debris from an area to lay the chalk li nes for the wall layout on the second floor. He picked up a piece of plywood and walked towards the stairway opening to discard of it when he fell through an op ening in the second floor to the basement floor approximately 16 ft below. He re ceived multiple injures to his spine in the lumbar region from the fall.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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