OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14375109

HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,SHAFT,FALL,UNGUARDED

1988-09-19T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,SHAFT,FALL,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14375109
Report ID: 522500

Event description

Employee killed in 17 ft fall down shaft

Investigation abstract

At approximately 6:15 p.m. on September 19, 1988, for an unknown reason, Employe e #1 had raised the gate in front of a shaft. The employee fell headfirst approx imately 17 feet to the bottom of the shaft. Employee #1 later died at the hospit al of multiple injuries. The lock on the gate was found to be defective.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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