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Accident Summary Nr: 14195911 - EMPLOYEE FELL 27' FROM UNGUARDED PLATFORM TO CONCRETE FLOOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14195911 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 10/02/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14866099	10/03/1984	1542	0	The Whiting Turner Contracting Company

Abstract: EMPLOYEES WERE INVOLVED IN OPERATION OF FORMING ROOF BEAM BOTTOMS FOR CONCRETE ENCASEMENT. 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. PLYWOOD PLATFORM WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH GUARDRAILS ON THE OPEN SIDE. EXPOSED EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON BEAM OR PLATFORM & FELL FROM PLATFORM TO CONCRETE FLOOR 27" BELOW, RESULTING IN MULTIPLE FRACTURES & BROKEN BONES ON LEFT SIDE OF BODY. EMPLOYER VERIFIED THIS PROCEEDURE AS SOP FOR OPERATION.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, PERIMETER GUARDING, SLIP, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14866099			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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