OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14306260
CEILING,LOST BALANCE
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED FROM FALL THROUGH A CEILING
Investigation abstract
On January 12, 1990, Employee #1 was walking across the top of a walk-in freezer in search of mop handles when he evidently tripped or lost his balance falling through the suspended ceiling. He fell 10 ft to the concrete floor. The impact o f the fall was fatal. No other employees witnessed the accident. His body was fo und approximately 6 hours later next to the freezer with a contusion and lacerat ion on the right side of the head.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 453
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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