OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14327886
GUARDRAIL,CEILING,SLIP,CATWALK,FALL
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
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#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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