OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14444129

HECK'S, INC.

DANVILLE, VA· 1986-12-20T07:30:00

Event: FRACTURE, STAIR, COLLARBONE, SLIP, SKULL, RIB, FALL, LOST BALANCE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3314572
Employer profile: HECK'S, INC.
Summary number: 14444129
Report ID: 355119

Event description

EMPLOYEE FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE FELL DOWN A STAIRWAY

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 PM ON DECEMBER 20, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WENT TO THE UPSTAIRS LAYAWAY ROOM TO RETREIVE A LAYAWAY. AS HE WAS DESCENDING A FLIGHT OF STAIRS (16 STEPS), HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HE DROPPED THE LAYAWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO GRAB THE HA ND RAIL. HE FAILED, AND FELL THE REMAINING 5 TO 6 STEPS TO THE BOTTOM. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK, FRACTURING FOUR RIBS, HIS RIGHT COLLAR BONE AND HIS SKULL. HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES, IN THE HOSPITAL, ON JANUARY 9, 1987.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 62 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
883

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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