OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14502785
MIDWEST SOLVENTS CO
ATCHISON, KS—
Event description
FALL THROUGH FLOOR HOLE
Investigation abstract
THE EMPLOYEES WERE PREPARING TO REMOVE SOME EQUIPMENT FROM THE THIRD LEVEL THROU GH A TEMPORARY FLOOR HOLE, CREATED BY THE REMOVAL OF SOME GRATING, WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 FELL THROUGH THE OPENING TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR 25.7 FEET BELOW. HE WAS KILLE D.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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