OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14346993
SLIP,LOST BALANCE,TIE-OFF,TRUSS,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Event description
FELL FROM ROOF TRUSS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 FELL 95 FEET TO A CONCRETE FLOOR FROM A ROOF TRUSS. HE HAD CLIMBED I NTO THE ROOF TRUSS SYSTEM FROM THE OVERHEAD CRANE TROLLEY TO HANG A WELL WHEEL O N THE TOP CORD OF THE TRUSS. HE WAS PULLING UP THE WIRE ROPE USED TO REEVE UP TH E OVERHEAD CRANE, AND HAD COMPLETED ATTACHING THE WELL WHEEL TO A CHOKER (SLING) ATTACHED TO THE TOP CORD OF THE TRUSS. HE HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF TO CLIMB BACK DOWN ONTO THE OVERHEAD CRANE TROLLEY, WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTH OF THE TRU SS (THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE TROLLEY BEING ABOUT 3 FEET BELOW THE TRUSS). HE APP ARENTLY SLIPPED OR LOST HIS BALANCE.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#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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