OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14235253
ERECTION PROCESS,BUILDING,COLLAPSE,IRON WORKER,COLUMN,CONSTRUCTION,CLIMBING ON COLUMN,FALL,CONCRETE
Event description
FALL FROM A REINFORCING STEEL COLUMN THAT FELL
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE FELL 45FT (APPROX.) OR 3 FLOORS WHEN HE CLIMBED A 30FT REINFORCING S TEEL COLUMN AND THE COLUMN FELL OVER AS HE UNHOOKED IT. EMPLOYEE CLIMBED 30 FOOT HIGH CLUMN WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTION FROM CONCRETE REINFORCING STEEL TO UNHOOK CRA NE FROM THE COLUMN. WHEN CRANE WAS UNHOOKED THE COLUMN TILTED AND FELL TO THE FL OOR . EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN OVER THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND FELL 3 FLOORS TO GRO UND.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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