OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14381974
WATER TOWER,DEMOLITION,CATWALK,FALL,LEG
Event description
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM WATER TOWER LEG
Investigation abstract
On September 13, 1989, Employee #1 started doing the demolition project of a wat er tower with an employee. Employee #1 and his employee went up to the tower at the same time. Employee #1 climbed up the bars of one leg of the tower while his employee used the ladder. Employee #1 was carrying a rope used to hoist torch h oses up to the catwalk. Both men were almost at the catwalk when the employee he ard a snap he saw Employee #1 fall to the ground. The employee hurried down and checked to see if Employee #1 was still breathing. Then, the employee called par amedic. Employee #1 died.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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