OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14390991
J. D. DUPUIS CONSTRUCTION CO.
MORGAN CITY, LA·
Event description
Employee killed in fall from beam
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working at height, tightening bolts on a beam when his wrench sl ipped. He lost his balance, fell to the concrete floor, and was killed. Employee #1 had not been tied off to the provided safety cable.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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