OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14386767

LADDER,TORCH,FALL,PIPE,STRUCK BY,CUTTING AND BURNING

1987-04-09T00:00:00

Event: LADDER,TORCH,FALL,PIPE,STRUCK BY,CUTTING AND BURNING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14386767
Report ID: 521700

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY PIPE; KILLED IN FALL FROM LADDER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE AN OLD SPRINKLER SYSTEM FROM THE CEILING OF AN ELECTRICAL VAULT UNDER CONSTRUCTION. HE WAS STANDING ON A 12 FOOT LADDER. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT, IT IS ASSUMED THAT HE CUT TOO LARGE A SECTION OF PIPE, WHICH FELL AND KNOCKED HIM OFF THE LADDER. HE WAS KILLED BY THE FALL.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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