Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14397152

LONGHORN STEEL ERECTION, INC.

Event
BOARD, CHEST, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, LOST BALANCE
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#102455391
Employer profile
LONGHORN STEEL ERECTION, INC.
Summary number
14397152
Report ID
625400

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

  1. #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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