OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14352579
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CONVEYOR,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,TIE-OFF
Event description
Employee killed in fall from conveyor
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working on the outside of an elevated wood chip conveyor. He unt ied his lanyard to move from one work area to another. He apparently grabbed a c onveyor roller that was not bolted down. The roller slipped, causing Employee #1 to fall 50 ft to the ground to his death.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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