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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14397798

FRACTURE,BUILDING,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,LANYARD,FALL

Event
FRACTURE,BUILDING,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,LANYARD,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14397798
Report ID
625400

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM MULTI-STORY BUILDING

Investigation abstract

On October 13, 1989, Employee #1 was working on the roof area of a multi-story b uilding. Employee #1 fell eleven stories and was killed. Employee #1 had been pr ovided with a safety belt and lanyard, however Employee #1 had removed the fall devices and then walked back off the building roof.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1

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