OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14506166

DECKING,ERECTION PROCESS,STEEL,IRON WORKER,CONSTRUCTION,WALKING SURFACE,FALL,BRIDGE

1984-03-27T00:00:00

Event: DECKING,ERECTION PROCESS,STEEL,IRON WORKER,CONSTRUCTION,WALKING SURFACE,FALL,BRIDGE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14506166
Report ID: 830500

Event description

FALL FROM UNSECURED METAL DECKING

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE FELL 35-40 FT TO THE GROUND LEVEL, FROM ATOP A NEW VIADUCT UNDER CON STRUCTION. THE DECEASED WAS WALKING TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION FOR PURPOSES UNKNO WN, FOLLOWING A NORMAL WALKING PATH, WHEN HE SUDDENLY STEPPED OFF THE WALKING PA TH INTO AN AREA BEING DECKED WITH META DECKING. HE STEPED INTO A PIECE OF UNSECU RED DECKING WHICH SLIPPED, ALLOWING MR BALSTAD TO FALL TO THE GROUND LEVEL, DURI NG WHICH HE SUSTAI NED FATAL INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 48 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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