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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #751149

HEART,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,RUPTURE,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,WALKING BACKWARD,LOST BALANCE,UNGUARDED

Event
HEART,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,RUPTURE,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,WALKING BACKWARD,LOST BALANCE,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
751149
Report ID
933300

Event description

Employee dies after fall through floor opening

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 stood to stretch and either lost his footing or stepped back into an unguarded floor opening. He fell two stories, approximately 30 ft. Employee #1, who had a history of heart surgery, died at the hospital from a ruptured aorta .

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 62 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    597
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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