OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14214563

ERECTION PROCESS,INSTALLING,JOIST,ROOF,BUILDING,IRON WORKER,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL

1985-05-22T00:00:00

Event: ERECTION PROCESS,INSTALLING,JOIST,ROOF,BUILDING,IRON WORKER,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14214563
Report ID: 454711

Event description

FALL FROM DIFFERENT LEVEL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF JOISTS ON ROOF BEAMS AND BECAME OVERBALANCED WHEN H IS GLOVE CAUGHT IN END CLIP OF JOIST. HE FELL 26 FT. TO CONCRETE SLAB FOUNDATION AND HIT HIS HEAD RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 48 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
5

Occupation code
599

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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