OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14256283
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, NUCLEAR FUEL & COMPONENT
WILMINGTON, NC·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM FIXED LADDER
Investigation abstract
DURING THE ANNUAL PLANT SHUTDOWN FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES, THE HVAC CREW WAS PER FORMING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE COOLING TOWER AT THE FMO BUILDING. ACCESS TO THE TOWER STRUCTURE IS BY FIXED LADDER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND BY FELLOW CREWM WEN, LYING UNCONSCIOUS AT THE BASE OF THE FIXED LADDER. ALTHOUGH NO ONE WITNESSE D THE ACCIDENT, IT IS APPARENT THAT EMPLOYEE #1 FELL FROM THE LADDER. HE DIED OF MULTIPLE SKULL FRACTURES WITHOUT REGAINING CONSCIOUS.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Nature of injury
- 13
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 534
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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