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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14235030

PLATFORM,DIE,SPRAY PAINTING,FALL,LOST BALANCE,PAINTER,CONCRETE,BACKING UP,INATTENTION

Event
PLATFORM,DIE,SPRAY PAINTING,FALL,LOST BALANCE,PAINTER,CONCRETE,BACKING UP,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14235030
Report ID
626300

Event description

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM PLATFORM AND DIED

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was in the process of spray painting an overhead wooden beam on the second floor level of a condominium. The employee was spray painting and walking backwards on a stairway platform, not realizing he was near the edge of the pla tform. The employee lost his balance and fell backwards off of the platform appr oximately 9 feet, 2 inches to the ground, striking his head on the edge of a con crete landing. The employee died immediately upon impact.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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