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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14253322

STEEL BEAM,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,LOST BALANCE,CRANE

Event
STEEL BEAM,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,LOST BALANCE,CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14253322
Report ID
453710

Event description

Employee killed in fall

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was connecting a structural steel bar joist that was attached to a c rane. When he stood up, the joist apparently swung around, causing him to lose h is balance. Employee #1 fell 21 feet, landing on a concrete floor, He was killed .

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    597
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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