OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14312565
G & R MACHINERY INC.
SCHENECTADY, NY·
Event description
Employee dies in 24 foot fall
Investigation abstract
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on January 26, 1998, Employee #1, a company owner, wa s in a building where his employees were taking apart a 100 ton furnace. While h e was walking near the furnace, Employee #1 fell 24 ft through a 3 ft by 3 ft op ening. Employee #1 died of multiple injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 14
- Task assigned
- 1
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