OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14327654

HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ENGINEERING INC

ANNAPOLIS, MD· 1985-12-25T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #774679
Employer profile: HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ENGINEERING INC
Summary number: 14327654
Report ID: 316100

Event description

Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was on a scaffold positioned atop an air shaft, removing asbestos fr om overhead. He fell 56 ft from the scaffold and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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