OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690032
DANNY'S CONSTRUCTION CO
BECKER, MN—
Event description
CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED IN FALL
Investigation abstract
ON OCTOBER 1 1985 AT 8:05 AN EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLIMBING A DIAGONAL 45% BEAM FROM E LEV 1071 TO ROOF ELEV 1093. HE BECAME DIZZY AND FELL APPROX 8' TO 10' TO THE HOR IZONTAL MEMBERS. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED LACERATION BLEEDING, MULTIPLE STITCHES OVER L EFT EYE. TORN GROIN ARTERY ON LEFT SIDE, TEAR IN LIVER CAUSING INTERNAL BLEEDING AND SEVERAL AREAS OF BRUISES ON HIS LEFT SIDE. EMPLOYEE UNWENT SURGERY TO FIX T EAR IN LIVER AND WILL BE HOSPITALIZED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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