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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14515761

HIGLEY-RELIANCE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Event
CONCRETE FORM WORK,FRACTURE,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,SKULL,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#1697077
Employer profile
HIGLEY-RELIANCE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Summary number
14515761
Report ID
420600

Event description

Employee killed in 104 ft fall from concrete form

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was helping to assemble a form to support concrete for the 10th floo r of a building. He walked out on an aluminum purlin to take a measurement and f ell approximately 104 ft to the plaza floor. Employee #1 suffered a skull fractu re; fractures of his left fifth, sixth, and seventh ribs; a torn aorta; and frac tures of the right scapula, mandible, and maxilla, and left tibia and fibula. He was killed. Employee #1 was not using a safety belt at the time of the accident .

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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