OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14265235

D H SIROIS CONST CO INC

CHARLESTOWN, MA— 1985-04-10T00:00:00

Event: UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, TRIP ROD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD, UNGUARDED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1803592
Employer profile: D H SIROIS CONST CO INC
Summary number: 14265235
Report ID: 111400

Event description

Employee killed in fall through floor opening

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on April 10, 1985, Employee #1 was using a pneumatic chipping gun t o trim brick around a window opening. He stepped back and tripped on a brick, fa lling through an unguarded floor opening to the basement level. Employee #1was k illed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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