OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #888503
CHEST,DECKING,STEEL BEAM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,WALKING ON BEAM,LOST BALANCE
Event description
Employee injured in fall from steel beam
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was laying metal decking on a second-floor deck. He was crossing fro m the already laid decking onto a steel beam that he had to walk and mark for th e other decking that was to be laid. He lost his footing and fell 11 ft 9 in. fr om the steel beam to the first floor deck, which was covered with metal decking and 5 1/2 in. high protruding studs. He was hospitalized with chest injuries.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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