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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #818773

FRACTURE,AIR CONDITIONER,FALL,FLOOR OPENING

Event
FRACTURE,AIR CONDITIONER,FALL,FLOOR OPENING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
818773
Report ID
418800

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM AIR CONDITIONER STRUCTURE

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, while giving direction to his two employees, stepped backward and f ell from a height of 42 feet through a 4-foot by 12-foot opening on an air condi tioner structure.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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