OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #816520
WORK RULES,INATTENTION,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Event description
CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN FALL FROM 4TH FLOOR LEVEL
Investigation abstract
SEVERAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING THE OLD WOODEN FLOOR ON THE 4TH FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. THE COMPANY HAD CUT A SECTION OF THE FLOOR FOR REMOV AL AT THE END OF THE WALKWAY. EMPLOYEE #1 STEPPED FROM THE WALKWAY ONTO THE SECT ION OF THE FLOOR THAT HAD BEEN CUT FOR REMOVAL. HE FELL THROUGH THE FLOOR AND WA S KILLED.
Victims (4)
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
-
#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
-
#983 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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