OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14347629

HEAD,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL

1987-02-12T09:30:00

Event: HEAD,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14347629
Report ID: 418300

Event description

EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH FLOOR; KILLED BY BLOW ON HEAD

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM ON FEBRUARY 12, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AT A SING LE FAMILY HOME CONSTRUCTION SITE. HE #1 WAS WORKING ON A WALL TOP WHEN HE WAS AS KED TO GET SOME MATERIALS FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE LEANED OVER THE WALL EDGE, GR ABBED A BRACE AND JUMPED TO THE FLOOR. THE FLOOR, COMPOSED OF PARTICLE BOARD, GA VE WAY UNDER HIS WEIGHT. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL THROUGH TO THE DRY CONCRETE FLOOR. HE RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK THE FLOOR.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 17 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
5

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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