OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672956
BEAM,HEAD,STEEL,CONSTRUCTION,GRATING,FALL,CONCRETE
Event description
EMPLOYEE FELL WHEN SETTING FLOOR GRATING
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:15 p.m. on November 17, 1989, Employee #1 and a co-worker wer re head injuries and died on arrival at the hospital. e setting a floor grating on structural steel, positioned 24 feet 6 inches above ground level. The grating was set with each piece resting on a six-inch beam. T he grating was not secured since each piece set needed adjustments for proper fi t. After all pieces were set in the lay, Employee #1 and his co-worker began sea rching for a piece needed for the south end of the floor. The co-worker was 20 f eet from Employee #1, with his back turned, trying to read a number on a grating . He heard a loud noise, turned around and could not see Employee #1. He looked down and saw Employee #1 lying on the concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained seve
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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