OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517643
HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE,OPEN-SIDED FLOOR
Event description
Employee killed in fall from open-sided floor
Investigation abstract
On April 19, 1985, Employee #1 was working from an open-sided floor on a buildin g under construction in Destin, FL. He lost his balance and fell from the 9th to the 4th floor. Employee #1 suffered massive head injuries and was killed instan tly.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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