OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #686659
BLAINE CONSTRUCTION
SALT LAKE CITY, UT—
Event description
FALL THROUGH FLOOR OPENING
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TAKING 4'X 4'X 16' BRACES APART SO THEY COULD BE TAKEN TO ANOTHE R LEVEL. WHILE PULLING AT A TIMBER, THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL THROU GH A FLOOR OPENING. HE LANDED ON A CONCRETE SURFACE, 14 FEET 6 INCHES BELOW. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL, KEPT OVERNIGHT AND SENT HOME THE NEXT DAY. HE SUFFERED AN INJURY TO HIS LOWER BACK.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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