OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14397152
BOARD,CHEST,WORK RULES,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,STRUCK BY,LOST BALANCE
Event description
Employee killed in fall from purlin when struck by board
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was moving a board from a purlin when the board slipped and hit him in the chest. He lost his balance and fell to his death.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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