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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14332373

HEAD,WORK RULES,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FLOOR OPENING

Event
HEAD,WORK RULES,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FLOOR OPENING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14332373
Report ID
418100

Event description

Employee killed in 18 ft fall through stairwell to basement

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was on the second floor of a building. He fell 18 ft through a 10 ft by 38 in. unguarded stairwell opening, landing in the basement. Employee #1 die d of massive head injuries.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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