OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #822775

BEAM,HEAD,INSTALLING,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,UNTRAINED,UNSTABLE POSITION

1988-12-13T00:00:00

Event: BEAM,HEAD,INSTALLING,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,UNTRAINED,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 822775
Report ID: 352440

Event description

Employee killed in 12 ft fall

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was 12 ft 4 in. above a concrete slab, installing approximately 100 lb metal deck forms that measured 36 in. wide by 26 ft 1 in. long. As he was dra gging a metal deck form into place, he stepped back onto a form that had already been welded in place. Employee #1 apparently lost his grip on the unsecured for m and fell to the slab below, striking his head. He was killed. Employee #1, who had walked across a 6 in. wide steel beam to reach the metal deck form, was not wearing a safety belt and did not have a catch platform. Employee #1 had not be en instructed in fall protection requirements while working at this height.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
597

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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