OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14516322
GUARDRAIL,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,SAFETY BELT,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE
Event description
EMPLOYEE DIED FROM FALL FROM 6TH FLOOR LEVEL
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AT THE 6TH FLOOR LEVEL, PULLING UP ALUMA BEAMS BEING PAS SED UP FROM THE 5TH FLOOR LEVEL. HE COMPLETED THIS JOB, THEN ATTEMPTED TO STEP A CROSS AN OPEN AREA ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE EAST MOST COLUMN IN Q LINE. HE LOST HIS BALANCE OR FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND LEVEL, 52 FEET BELOW. THERE WERE N O GUARD RAILINGS, NOR WAS HE USING A SAFETY BELT.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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