OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1008952
EAST NEW YORK REPAIR & RENEWAL GANG NYCTA
B'KLYN, NY·
Event description
Employee killed in fall from elevated subway tracks
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:15 a.m. on September 12, 1988, Employee #1 was crossing the subway tracks on the elevated "J" line to obtain a spool of wire stored in the t hru-span. A coworker was in front of him and another coworker was crossing behin d him at the same time. While moving from track #2 to track #3/4, Employee #1 st epped on an area of the catwalk/slatting that had been partially burned. He went through the track and fell approximately 27 feet onto the pavement. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 12: 03 p.m.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 825
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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