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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14453922

HEAD,STAIR,SLIP,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,DESCENDING,FALL

Event
HEAD,STAIR,SLIP,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,DESCENDING,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14453922
Report ID
751910

Event description

Employee killed in fall down flight of stairs

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was at a private home servicing a furnace. As he descended the stair s the occupant said something to him. When Employee #1 turned to respond, he sli pped on a step and fell down the stairs, striking his head on a metal post at th e bottom. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 58 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    5
    Occupation code
    534
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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