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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14308753

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,UNGUARDED,WORK SURFACE,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,UNGUARDED,WORK SURFACE,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14308753
Report ID
213400

Event description

EMPLOYEE DIES AFTER FALL

Investigation abstract

On December 28, 1989, Employee #1 was applying spackling compound. The employee was standing on an unguarded ledge 8 feet above the floor level. Employee #1 los t his balance, fell, and struck his head. The employee was taken to local hospit al where he died the following day.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    584
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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