OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14235287
IRON WORKER,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,CLIMBING ON COLUMN,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,FLOOR OPENING
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 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Task assigned
- 1
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