OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001544
THE NICHOLSON
IOWA CITY, IA·
Event description
Employee killed in fall from scaffold
Investigation abstract
At approximately 2:45 p.m. on June 9, 1986, Employee #1 and a coworker were 50 f t above the floor of a new coal silo installing the decking to a Rotath European style scaffold. Another coworker was using an airtugger to hoist 3/4 in. plywoo d to them. Employee #1 lost his footing and fell, possibly striking a cross brac ing before reaching the floor. The main artery from his heart was torn open in t wo places, killing him instantly. He also suffered massive liver injuries, a fra ctured neck, and a partially amputated arm. Neither Employee #1 nor his coworker was wearing a safety belt.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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