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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14522676

BURGER IRON CO.

Event
ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101409266
Employer profile
BURGER IRON CO.
Summary number
14522676
Report ID
522300

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN FALL FROM GIRDER

Investigation abstract

TWO IRON WORKERS WERE MOVING STEEL ROOF DECK SHEETS IN PREPARATION FOR ESTABLISH ING A SAFE PLATFORM FROM WHICH TO WORK ON PARAPET FRAMES. THE EMPLOYEES WERE SHA KING OUT THE LAST (THIRD) SHEET (25 FEET, 10 INCHES LONG AND 37 INCHES WIDE) WHE N THE END BEING HANDLED BY EMPLOYEE #1 CAUGHT ON THE STACKED BUNDLE OF SHEETS. T HE ENSUING REBOUND CAUSED EMPLOYEE #1 TO STUMBLE BACKWARDS INTO ANOTHER BUNDLE O F SHEETS. HE THEN LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 28 FEET FROM THE STEEL GIRDER TO THE GROUND. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 38 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    8
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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