OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14341978

FLUOR DANIEL

MIAMI, FL· 1988-03-16T00:00:00

Event: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK PLATFORM
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #106106370
Employer profile: FLUOR DANIEL
Summary number: 14341978
Report ID: 418800

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN FALL FROM WORK PLATFORM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1-3 WERE WORKING FROM AN OPEN-SIDED PLATFORM THAT WAS 45 FEET ABOVE T HE NEXT LOWER LEVEL. THE PLATFORM LACKED STANDARD GUARDRAILS, NOR WAS ANY TYPE O F FALL PROTECTION USED. THERE WAS ONLY A SAGGING STATIC LINE AROUND THE PERIMETE R OF THE WORK PLATFORM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SITTING ON A BUCKET OR SQUATTING WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS FROM THE WORK PLATFORM AND WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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