OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #978437

COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE POSITION

1988-04-20T00:00:00

Event: COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 978437
Report ID: 454712

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN PREFAB HOUSE FELL ON HIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS UNDER A PRE-FABRICATED HOME ERECTING A PIER FOR THE FOUNDATION W HEN THE HOUSE FELL ON HIM. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
14

Event type
2

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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