OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14332134
ERECTION PROCESS,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,TOWER
Event description
FALL FROM ELEVATION
Investigation abstract
ON 3-14-85 AT ABOUT 2:20 PM EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REMOVING NUTS FROM CONNECTING BOLTS ON THE LOWER 25' SECTION OF A LEG OF A H FRAME STEEL POWER TRANSMISSION TOWER TH EY WERE PREPARING TO ADD 10' EXTENSIONS TO THE TOWER LEGS HE HAD NEGLECTED TO SE CURE THIS LOWER SECTION TO THE LINE TRUCK WHEN HE REMOVED THE LAST NUT THE SECTI ON WHICH HE WAS TIED TO BY HIS SAFETY BELT AND LANYARD FELL TO THE GROUND HE REC EIVED THE FOLLOWING INJURIES RUPTED HEART AND LUNGS CRUSHED CHEST AND BROKEN LEF T FEMUR HE WAS RPONUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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