OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14424295

COVER,GUARDRAIL,BARRIER GUARD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FLOOR OPENING

1986-07-28T00:00:00

Event: COVER,GUARDRAIL,BARRIER GUARD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FLOOR OPENING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14424295
Report ID: 729300

Event description

Employee killed in fall through floor opening

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was setting trusses on the second floor of a home under construction when he walked into an unguarded floor opening. He fell 16 ft to the cement bas ement floor and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
3

Event type
5

Source
5

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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