OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14490718

FRACTURE,CEILING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SKULL,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

1988-05-27T09:30:00

Event: FRACTURE,CEILING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SKULL,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14490718
Report ID: 215800

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED IN FALL FROM CEILING AREA

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM ON MAY 27, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN AN ELEVATED AREA BETWEEN THE EXPANDED METAL CEILING AND THE ROOF DECK, OVER 30 FEET ABOVE T HE FLOOR. HE FAILED TO USE ANY KIND OF FALL PROTECTION. HE STEPPED ON THE END OF A PLANK (WE ASSUME HE EITHER LOST HIS BALANCE OR FLIPPED UP THE PLANK) AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH MULTIPLE SKULL FRACTURES AND OTHER INTER NAL INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 47 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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