OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14464754
VOGT & CONANT COMPANY INC
WHEATFIELD, IN—
Event description
FALL FROM STRUCTURAL STEEL
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A DOUGLAS FIR PLANK (2" X 12') , RUNNING DIAGONALL Y ACROSS SOME STEEL BEAMS, WHILE STRADLING AN H BEAM WITH HIS FEET RESTING ON TH E BOTTOM FLANGE. HE REACHED ACROSS TO THE PLANK WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND GRIPPED T HE EDGE NEXT TO HIM WITH HIS RIGHT. HE LEANED SLIGHTLY FORWARD TO USE HIS BODY W EIGHT TO SLIDE THE PLANK TOWARD A FELLOW WORKER. THE SECOND TIME HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE PLANK, HE FELL FORWARD AND LANDED ON A METAL STAIRWAY PLATFORM 29 FEET BELOW.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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