OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14437537
BUNKER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
KELLOGG, ID·
Event description
Employee killed in fall through floor opening
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was removing equipment from an old industrial building before it was demolished. Employee #1 had removed several floor meters on the second floor an d decided to examine those at the other end of the building. A large 50 in. by 9 3 in. floor opening had been cut by a previous contractor during equipment remov al approximately one year earlier. Employee #1 was walking through a 17 1/2 in. wide area that ran between a row of lockers and the unguarded floor opening when he lost his balance, fell 14 ft 3 in. through the floor opening, and landed on a concrete floor. He sustained severe head injuries and died at the hospital.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 66 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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