OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14488126

AVALANCHE WRECKING CORP.

NEW YORK, NY— 1985-08-05T00:00:00

Event: DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #806760
Employer profile: AVALANCHE WRECKING CORP.
Summary number: 14488126
Report ID: 215000

Event description

Employee injured in collapse of floor during demolition

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using a pneumatic paving breaker to cut out 6 in. concrete arche s between 2 in. by 10 in. steel beams in the floor of a building that was being demolished. An arch was prematurely covered with debris and the floor collapsed. Employee #1 fell, sustaining serious injuries from multiple lacerations. He was not provided with a plank to stand on while working.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 61 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
5

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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