OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14252027
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Event description
Employee killed in fall when struck by form
Investigation abstract
At 5:15 p.m. on February 7, 1985, Employee #1 was helping to hook up a flying fo rm to move it to the next floor. After completing the hook up, he walked to the near end of the suspended form. One sling broke and the form twisted and tilted, causing Employee #1 to fall to the ground. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 16
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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