OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #675041
CONSTRUCTION,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,WALKING ON BEAM,LOST BALANCE
Event description
Employee killed in fall while walking on a steel beam
Investigation abstract
During steel erection, Employee #1 was walking on a 5 1/2 in. wide steel beam th at was 37 ft 8 in. above dry soil without fall protection. The beam apparently w obbled and Employee #1 lost his balance and fell to his death.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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