OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400709

BOARD,HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,JACK

1986-03-23T00:00:00

Event: BOARD,HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,JACK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14400709
Report ID: 626300

Event description

STRUCK IN HEAD BY TWO BY FOUR BOARD

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A JACK AND A TWO BY FOUR TO PLUMB UP THE CEILING (FRAMEWOR K) OF A HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE TWO BY FOUR, WHICH WAS NOT HELD IN PLACE, SUDDENLY POPPED OUT FROM BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE SUPPORTED WEIGHT AND STRUCK EM PLOYEE #1 IN THE FOREHEAD WITH GREAT FORCE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
22

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
2

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