OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14466023

CONCRETE FORM WORK,HEAD,DECKING PANEL,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

1986-10-15T00:00:00

Event: CONCRETE FORM WORK,HEAD,DECKING PANEL,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14466023
Report ID: 626300

Event description

Employee killed in 24 ft fall from deck overhang

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working with a crew of four, pouring concrete into forms around steel column members. He was operating a vibrator in the concrete while standing on a loose piece of metal deck form that was 10 ft 6 in. long and lying across two I-beams that were 7 ft apart. Employee #1 moved to the next column to begin pouring and stepped on the overhang of the metal deck form. He fell 24 ft, strik ing his head on the concrete floor. He lived 15 days in the hospital before he d ied.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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