OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14235287
R.B. CAMP ERECTION SERVICE INCORPORATED
DALLAS, TX·
Event description
Employee killed in fall through floor opening
Investigation abstract
On June 9, 1989, Employee #1 was climbing a 15 ft high metal column to a roof. A djacent to and directly under the column was a 7 ft 9 in. by 4 ft 4 in. floor op ening. After reaching the top of the metal column, Employee #1 was attempting to grab a metal perimeter beam to pull himself onto the roof when he slipped and f ell backward through the floor opening. He fell approximately 51 ft to a concret e floor and was killed. Employee #1 was not wearing or utilizing fall protection . The floor opening was protected by a guardrail, but the employee fell through the top of it. Employee #1 had been working for the employer since May 23, 1989.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 Male
- Nature of injury
- Fracture (12)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- FALL(FROM ELEVATION) (5)
- Source of injury
- WORKING SURFACE (42)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OVERPRESSURE/UNDERPRESSURE (15)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.