OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14200018
ELION CONCRETE INC
COCKEYSVILLE, MD—
Event description
FALL FROM WALL PANEL
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTRUCTED TO NAIL A BULK HEAD TO A WALL PANEL. THIS IS A PRE-FO RMED PANEL WHICH IS PART OF THE 2ND STORY WALL (ELEVATOR SHAFT WALL). EMPLOYEE # 1 FREE CLIMBED OUT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE WALL PANEL. THERE WAS NO WORK PLATFORM T O STAND ON. HE WAS WEARING A SAFETY BELT AND LANYARD. HE HAD CONNECTED HIS LANYA RD TO A SPUD WRENCH WHICH HE HAD PLACED THROUGH A HOLE IN THE PANEL WALL. AFTER NAILING A SECTION OF THE BULK HEAD, HE STARTED TO MOVE TO ANOTHER SIDE OF THE PA NEL. WHILE DOING THIS HIS SPUD WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OR THE LANYARD SLIPED OUT. HE FELL APPROX. 24' INTO AN ELEVATOR PIT. HE RECEIVED A BROKEN RIB AND A BROKEN VER TABRA.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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