OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14298640
CONSTRUCTION,WELDING,FALL,NECK
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and coworkers were working on a new shopping mall under construction fell in an area adjacent to a support column with concrete footer. The ground wa s muddy and approximately 3 in. of surface had accumulated around the column whe re the victim fell. He suffered injuries to his neck and was killed. No fall pro tection was provided to or used by Employee #1. . They were welding bridge brakes between bar joist on the structural steel. The welding machine was located at ground level and the lead cable ran from the wel der up to the top of the steel 22 ft 8 in. above. While moving along and welding the bridging, the lead cable became tangled in the bar joist. Employee #1 was s tanding on a bundle of steel roof decking that had been placed on the steel earl ier for future use. He started to pull on the lead cable trying to free it. Whil e pulling on the cable, one of the extension quick connects in the lead cable se parated and the welder fell backwards to the ground level 22 ft 8 in. below. He
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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