OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517304

ERECTION PROCESS,TRUSS,BUILDING,IRON WORKER,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL,SINGLE STORY

1984-07-09T00:00:00

Event: ERECTION PROCESS,TRUSS,BUILDING,IRON WORKER,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL,SINGLE STORY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14517304
Report ID: 419700

Event description

FALL FROM ROOF TRUSSES

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE FELL FROM ROOF TRUSSES 29FT ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL HITTING A WELDING UNIT BELOW AND THEN STRIKING THE CEMENT FLOOR, SUFFERED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. EMPLOY EE WAS IN AREA WHERE WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NO WITNESS TO EVENT; AND MANAGEMENT WAS UNAWARE WHY EMPLOYEE WAS IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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