OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221372626

HOSEA PROJECT MOVERS

SALINA, KS· 2021-06-27T00:00:00

Event: Back, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Floor Opening, Head, Pipe, Torch, Torch burning, Torch cutting
NAICS: 561790
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345424725
Employer profile: HOSEA PROJECT MOVERS
Summary number: 221372626
Report ID: 0729700
Project type: D
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee falls through floor opening while torching pipe and

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on June 27, 2021, Employee #1 was using a torch to remove equipment from a pipe at a lightbulb factory. He took a step back and fell through an uncovered hole in the floor, sliding down a chute into the basement of the facility. The fall distance was approximately 33 feet. Employee #1 sustained head and back injuries and lost sensation from the waist down. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Event type
5

Fall distance
33

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