OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14522676
BURGER IRON CO.
BROOKPARK, OH·
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
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#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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