OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503254
INDIAN SPRINGS SHOPPING CENTER
KANSAS CITY, KS·
Event description
FELL THROUGH CEILING, 35 FEET TO FLOOR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REPLACING A LIGHT BULB ABOVE A FALSE CEILING IN A SHOPPING MALL. HE STEPPED FROM A SPRINKLER PIPE ONTO AN ALUMINUM STUD, WHICH GAVE WAY UNDER HI M. THE CEILING COLLAPSED, CARRYING EMPLOYEE #1 WITH IT, 35 FEET TO THE FLOOR LEV EL. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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