OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14386619
TRANSPORT SERVICE COMPANY
CHICAGO, IL·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM TOP OF TANK TRUCK
Investigation abstract
ON JANUARY 27, 1987 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING THE INSID E OF A TANK TRUCK WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF THE TANK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL 15 FEET , STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A STEEL BEAM. HE DIED AS A RESULT OF THE INJURY.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 4
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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