OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14520332
SUN ERECTION CO.
LAKE CHARLES, LA·
Event description
Employee killed in 64 ft fall onto concrete
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a coworker were placing bundles of roof decking sheets on trusse s for the roof. The bundles were being lifted into place by a crane. As a bundle of decking was swung around into place, Employee #1 grabbed the cribbing on the end of the bundle. The cribbing came off and Employee #1 lost his balance, fall ing approximately 64 ft onto concrete. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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