OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735332
HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE
Event description
Employee killed in fall from window frame
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was checking plywood on the second floor and walked out on the 2 by 4 framing of a bay window. He lost his balance and fell 8 ft to a concrete floor . He suffered head injuries and died. No equipment was involved.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 554
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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