OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14469167

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, BOC-PMP

WEST MIFFLIN, PA· 1986-10-02T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, UNGUARDED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #17478124
Employer profile: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, BOC-PMP
Summary number: 14469167
Report ID: 317500

Event description

Employee killed in 25 ft fall through floor hole

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing on a conveyor, making adjustments to the screen guard. The screen guard broke and Employee #1 fell approximately 4 feet from the convey or into an adjacent open floor hole, and then fell a total of 25 feet into the b asement. He sustained massive head injuries, broken bones, and crushing injuries . Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 43 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
5

Occupation code
544

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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