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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14327886

GUARDRAIL,CEILING,SLIP,CATWALK,FALL

Event
GUARDRAIL,CEILING,SLIP,CATWALK,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14327886
Report ID
316100

Event description

FELL THROUGH SUSPENDED CEILING

Investigation abstract

A WAITRESS ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE SOME COINS WHICH HAD FALLEN ONTO A SUSPENDED CE ILING. SHE STEPPED FROM A GUARDED CATWALK, EITHER ONTO THE SUSPENDED CEILING ITS ELF, OR A NEARBY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. EITHER WAY, SHE ENDED UP ON THE SUSPENDED C EILING, WHICH GAVE WAY UNDER HER WEIGHT. SHE FELL 17 FEET TO HER DEATH.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 22 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    443
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2

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