OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #977439

LEADER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

NASHVILLE, TN· 1987-04-01T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105535785
Employer profile: LEADER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Summary number: 977439
Report ID: 454712

Event description

Employee killed in fall from balcony

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was installing floor joists on a balcony when one of the 2 by 10 boa rds gave way, causing him to fall 10 ft 6 in. to concrete. He suffered a fractur ed skull and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
567

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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