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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14259717

ELECTRICIAN,FALL,SCAFFOLDING

Event
ELECTRICIAN,FALL,SCAFFOLDING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14259717
Report ID
625700

Event description

FALL FROM SCAFFOLDING

Investigation abstract

AN ELECTRICAN'S HELPER WAS WORKING FROM SCAFFOLDING AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 30 FEET . HE WAS WORKING NEAR AN ANTENNA MAST ASSEMBLY WHEN HE FELL TO THE DECK BELOW. H E WAS KILLED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    5
    Occupation code
    576
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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