OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14204374
FRACTURE,CARPENTER,SKULL,FALL
Event description
EMPLOYEE DIED FROM SKULL FRACTRURE DUE TO FALL
Investigation abstract
A carpenter was nailing fascia board in place at the outer end of 2-ft by 4-ft f alse tails. The employee placed each foot on a different false tail and continue d to work. One of the false tails broke and the employee plunged forward strikin g his head on the ground. He fractured his skull upon impact and died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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