OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14253322
HERITAGE STEEL CORP.
FUQUAY-VARINA, NC·
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
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#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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