OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #818369
CONCRETE SLAB,GUARDRAIL,BOOM,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,CONCRETE
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL TO CONCRETE SLAB
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 working on a curved concrete boom lost his balance and fell 20 ft to the concrete slab and was killed, when the rachet handle extension broke or dis engaged. The worksite was without fall protection or guardrails.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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