OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14320816

HEAD,GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CATWALK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

1985-10-14T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CATWALK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14320816
Report ID: 317000

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM ELEVATED WALKWAY

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CARRYING 16 FOOT LONG WOOD PLANKS TO A ST ACKING AREA. THEY WERE WALKING ON THE STEEL GRATE FLOORING OF AN OPEN SIDED CATW ALK LOCATED AT THE BOILER BUILDING BACK PASS AREA, 40 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. PIE CES OF STEEL FLOOR GRATING SECTIONS WERE STORED 2-HIGH AT DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CATWALK PASSAGEWAY WHICH WAS USED BY EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEE #1 AND HIS HELPER WERE REACH CARRYING ONE END OF A PLANK WHEN THE HELPER, IN FRONT, MADE A 90 DEGREE T URN OFF THE CATWALK. EMPLOYEE #1, LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE PLANK, APPARENTLY F ELL OFF AN UNGUARDED EDGE OF THE CATWALK. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR AND LANDED ON HIS HEAD, RECEIVING FATAL INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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