OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14297675
PLATFORM,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,DROWN
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE DROWNED WHEN HE FELL FROM PLATFORM
Investigation abstract
ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1987 EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEEE WERE WORKING FROM A 28 F OOT LONG, 10 FEET, 10 1/2 INCHES WIDE SUSPENDED PLATFORM. AS THEY WERE LOWERING THE PLATFORM ONTO A PAIR OF 5/8 INCH HORIZONTAL ROPES USED TO TRAVEL FROM FLOOR BEAM TO FLOOR BEAM (TO INSTALL REINFORCING PLATES), ONE CORNER OF THE PLATFORM S OMEHOW BECAME RELEASED. EMPLOYEE #1 ABOUT 86 FEET INTO THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, BO UNCING OFF PARTS OF THE STRUCTURE ON THE WAY DOWN. THE EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY DROWN ED. NO FALL PROTECTION DEVICE (IE., SAFETY NET) OR PPE (IE., FLOTATION VEST) WAS PROVIDED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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