OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14195911
THE WHITING TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY
BALTIMORE, MD—
Event description
EMPLOYEE FELL 27' FROM UNGUARDED PLATFORM TO CONCRETE FLOOR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES WERE INVOLVED IN OPERATION OF FORMING ROOF BEAM BOTTOMS FOR CONCRETE E NCASEMENT. FORMING PROCEEDURE INCLUDED INSTALLING SEVERAL BEAM ELEVATION SPACER BLOCKS UNDER BEAMS (BETWEEN BEAM BOTTOM & 4"X 6" BEAM BRACING) FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE BEAM. 6" WIDE BY 22' LONG PLYWOOD PLATFORM PROVIDED TO ALIGN BEAM BRACING & FOR WALKING/ WORKING SURFACE WHILE INSTALLING BOTTOM ELEVATION SPACES. PLYWOO D PLATFORM WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH GUARDRAILS ON THE OPEN SIDE. EXPOSED EMPLOYEE S LIPPED ON BEAM OR PLATFORM & FELL FROM PLATFORM TO CONCRETE FLOOR 27" BELOW, RES ULTING IN MULTIPLE FRACTURES & BROKEN BONES ON LEFT SIDE OF BODY. EMPLOYER VERIF IED THIS PROCEEDURE AS SOP FOR OPERATION.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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