OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14429351
CONSTRUCTION,LANYARD,FALL,TIE-OFF
Event description
Employee killed in 50 ft fall
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:00 a.m. on July 15, 1988, Employee #1 and several coworkers were setting a large elbow inlet duct onto the bag house on unit #1. Employee #1 was killed when he fell 50 ft and landed on a fan platform. He was wearing a sa fety belt and lanyard, but the lanyard was not attached to the safety line. No o ne saw him fall.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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