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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #763151

DECKING,TORCH,LACERATION,BRIDGE

Event
DECKING,TORCH,LACERATION,BRIDGE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
763151
Report ID
454714

Event description

Construction workers fall to his death

Investigation abstract

On or about December 8, 1989, Employee #1 was working on bridge removing concret e decking Employee #1 stepped onto concrete slab to cut rebar with a torch. Afte r cutting the rebar the slab moved causing Employee #1 to loose his balance and fall approximately 50 feet to the ground to his death.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 45 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2

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