OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14240295
COOLING TOWER,WORK RULES,LADDER,FIXED LADDER,FALL,TOWER
Event description
Employee killed in fall from ladder
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was climbing a 43 ft high fixed ladder to a cooling tower when he fe ll and was killed. The ladder was not provided with a cage or ladder safety devi ce. The employer did provide a safety belt with a 6 ft lanyard, but Employee #1 was not using the fall protection at the time of the accident.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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