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Accident Report - Fatal Facts

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The information contained in these Fatal Facts was accurate and correct at the time of issuance. Fatal Facts began in 1984, and since that time, there have been several changes to standards. Please check the current standards (http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owastand.display_standard_group?p_toc_level=1&p_part_number=1926) prior to using these documents for training. Many of the addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers, references, and publication numbers may also have changed. You may also want to check these resources for more information on OSHA-related topics.

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Fatal Facts by Fact Number

No. 01   Fall from Different Level
No. 02   Struck by Nail
No. 03   Explosion
No. 04   Struck by Collapsing Crane Boom
No. 05   Caught in or Between
No. 06   Fall from Elevation
No. 07   Crushed by Falling Wall
No. 08   Struck by Falling Object
No. 09   Trench Cave-in
No. 10   Crushed by Falling Machinery
No. 11   Electrocution
No. 12   Fall from Elevation
No. 13   Collapse of Shoring
No. 14   Fall, Different Level
No. 15   Crushed by Dump Truck Body
No. 16   Fall from Elevation
No. 17   Electrocution
No. 18   Caught by Rotating Part
No. 19   Crushing
No. 20   Fall from Elevation
No. 21   Fall from Roof
No. 22   Cave-in
No. 23   Fall from Tower
No. 24   Fall
No. 25   Fire/explosion
No. 26   Fall through stairwell
No. 27   Fall through Scaffolding
No. 28   Electrocution
No. 29   Fall from Scaffold
No. 30   Electrocution
No. 31   Cave-in
No. 32   Falling from Excavator Bucket
No. 33   Electrocution
No. 34   Caught in Machinery
No. 35   Struck by
No. 36   Asphyxiation
No. 37   Crushed by steel beam
No. 38   Caught in or between
No. 39   Asphyxiation
No. 40   Electrocution
No. 41   Trench Cave-in
No. 42   Fall from elevation
No. 43   Fall from Elevation
No. 44   Electrocution
No. 45   Crushing
No. 46   Fall from Elevation
No. 47   Fall from Elevation
No. 48   Struck by Nail
No. 49   Electrical Shock
No. 50   Caught between Backhoe Superstructure and Concrete Wall
No. 51   Struck By
No. 52   Trench Cave-in
No. 53   Explosion
No. 54   Fall from Roof
No. 55   Trench Cave-in
No. 56   Fall from Scaffold
No. 57   Electrocution
No. 58   Fall and Drowning
No. 59   Struck by Falling Wall
No. 60   Electrocution
No. 61   Trench Collapse
No. 62   Fall
No. 63   There is No Number 63
No. 64   Fall
No. 65   There is No Number 65
No. 66   Fall
No. 67   Asphyxiation
No. 68   Fall (Thrown From)
No. 69   Death due to burns
No. 70   Fall
No. 72   Explosion
No. 73   Struck by/caught between

NOTE:   The cases here described were selected as being representative of fatalities caused by improper work practices. No special emphasis or priority is implied nor is the case necessarily a recent occurrence. The legal aspects of the incidents have been resolved, and the cases are now closed.