OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14487128
BEAM,INSTALLING,TORSO,CRUSHED,STEEL ERECTION
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY STEEL BEAM
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was in the process of lifting a steel beam 8 inches higher than wher e it was resting when the beam fell, killing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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