OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14346571
CARIBBEAN CONTRACTORS, INC.
TAMPA, FL·
Event description
Employee killed in 30 ft fall through floor opening
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a formwork carpenter, and a coworker, were removing overhead forms ng scaffold while Employee #1 worked from the floor using a long 2 by 4 as a pry bar. Employee #1 either stumbled or stepped into the opening, which was about 4 feet long by 18 feet in wide. He fell 30 feet to an air conditioning duct and wa s killed. in a five-story building that had twin floor openings for air handling equipment . Concrete beams ran over each opening. At the start of the day, the west openin g was covered but the east opening was not. The removal crew "borrowed" two or t hree sheets of plywood from the west opening, placed them on the east opening, a nd proceeded to strip the east overhead beam. The crew then worked its way to th e west end of the building. When they reached the west floor opening, they did n ot replace the recently removed plywood decking. Both crew members were directin g their attention to the overhead ceiling. The coworker was working from a rolli
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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