OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14412894
UNSECURED,GUARDRAIL,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,COMMUNICATION,UNGUARDED
Event description
One killed, one injured in falls through floor opening
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was moving a sheet of plywood used as part of a concrete buggy runwa y to a new position when he stepped into a floor opening under the plywood and f ell 51 ft to the ground. This occurred approximately 20 minutes after Employee # 2 had done the same thing and fallen through the same opening. Both employees su ffered multiple external and internal injuries. Employee #1 was killed and Emplo yee #2 hospitalized. The plywood was not secured, barricaded, or marked to preve nt movement or to warn employees of the hazard.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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