OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14314553
STRUCK AGAINST,PLANK,FALL
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED DUE TO FALL IN ELEVATOR SHAFT
Investigation abstract
An employee was standing on a 2-in. by 1-ft by 10-ft-long plank in an elevator s haft. The plank broke and the employee fell 50 ft. He struck the ground level an d was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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