OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14427009
TOWNSEND & BOTTUM
NUCLA, CO·
Event description
Employee killed in fall from work platform
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:55 a.m. on June 11, 1986, Employee #1, who was working on th e construction of a power plant, entered a cyclone hopper to determine how a sca ffold could be erected. He was walking on a platform when he fell approximately 40 ft, suffering a broken neck and severe chest injuries. Employee #1 was killed . A standard guardrail was not provided on the platform.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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