OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #997908
J L DUMAS & COMPANY
INDIANAPOLIS, IN·
Event description
CEILING COLLAPSED ONTO EMPLOYEE
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM ON MARCH 17, 1987, THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE OFFI CE AREA CLEANING UP THE DEBRIS FROM THE EAST WALL, UNDER THE RAPIDEX CEILING. TH E EAST WALL COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE CEILING TO FALL ON EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS TRAPPE D UNDER THE CEILING, NEXT TO THE WEST WALL. HE DIED FROM HIS INJURIES ON MARCH 2 4, 1987, AT 12:20 AM.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 14
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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