OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #803239
BIRD CONSTRUCTION CO INC
CAROLINA, PR·
Event description
Employee dies after falling 21 ft from rafter
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was transporting a mold (top of beam) when he fell approximately 21 feet to the pavement. He fractured his left wrist, sustained cuts on his left le g and abdominal region, and bruises on his face and other body parts. Employee # 1 was treated by a doctor, the air rescue unit, and the airport infirmary before he was transported to the Carolina Area Hospital, where he died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 65 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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