OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #764415

HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,LOST BALANCE,UNGUARDED

1988-03-07T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,LOST BALANCE,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 764415
Report ID: 931200

Event description

Employee killed in fall through floor opening

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on March 7, 1988, Employee #1 was pulling nails from a wall when he apparently lost his balance and fell 17 ft through a 33 1/2 in. by 18 3/4 in. floor opening, landing on a concrete floor. He suffered massive he ad injuries from which he died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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