OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607945
HEAD,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,LANYARD,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL THROUGH UNGUARDED FLOOR OPENING
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM ON MARCH 6, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON THE FIRST FLOOR, SUPPLYING PLYWOOD TO BE USED IN BLANKING OFF AREAS WHERE PERMANENT CONCR ETE FLOORING WAS TO BE POURED. HE BEGAN TO PASS A SHEET OF 3/4 INCH PRECUT PLYWO OD, 8 FEET BY 2 FEET BY 5 FEET, TO A FELLOW CARPENTER. HE LIFTED THE PIECE AND S TEPPED FORWARD INTO A 4 FOOT BY 2 FOOT, 6 INCH OPENING. HE FELL 40 FEET TO THE C ONCRETE SURFACE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WEARING A SAFETY BELT AND LANYARD, BUT WAS NOT SECURED TO THE WIRE ROPE RAILING CLOSE BY. HE SUFFERED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES AND BROKEN BONES. HE WAS DECLARED DEAD ON ARRIVAL AT THE HOSPITAL.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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