OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14457006

ERECTION PROCESS,BUILDING,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL

1984-11-10T00:00:00

Event: ERECTION PROCESS,BUILDING,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14457006
Report ID: 854910

Event description

FALL FROM STEEL STRUCTURE

Investigation abstract

STURCTURE #696 HAD BEEN ERECTED AND A CREW WAS AT THE STRUCTURE SITE FOR CLEANUP THEY HAD HEARD A CLICK-LIKENED UNTO THE NOISE MADE WHEN THE SAFETY LINE IS SNUG GED ON THE D-RING. APPARENTLY #1 HEARD THE CLICK ALSO AND ASSUMED THAT THE SAFET Y LINE WAS PROPERLY HOOKED INTO THE D-RING, LEANED BACK AND SINCE THEY PROPER HO OK UP HAD NOT BEEN MADE, FELL TO THE GROUND. IT WAS STATED THAT #1 WAS CARRYING IN THE RIGHT SIDE TOOS PUNCH-AN OPEN END WRENCH 12" LONG AND A PIN OF CHANNEL LO CK PLIERS WHICH WOULD HAVE PROTRUDED OUT OF THE POUCH SOME 6" AS WOULD THE WRENC H HAVE DONE. IDENTIFY THE TYPE CLOTHING WORN BY#1 AT THE TIME OF FALL THINKING T HERE COULD HAVE BEEN SOME OBSTRUCTION FROM WHICH THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED PROPE R HOOKING OF THE SAFETY LINE INTO THE D-RING, APPARENTLY THIS WAS NOT THE CASE # 1 WAS WEARING A SHORT LEVIJACKET AND ACCORDING TO OTHER EMPLOYEES THE D-RINGS WE WORK CONSISTING OF RE-CHECKING TO MAKE SURE ALL BOLTS WERE IN PLACE AND TIGHT A RE FULLY EXPOSED. LONG WITH POLICING THE GROUND AREA. THEY HAD BEEN FLOWN IN BY HELICOPTER TO BE A SSIGNED VARIOUS TASKS AND LOCATIONS. EMPLOYEE #1 ALONG WITH THREE OTHER EMPLOYEE S HAD CLIMED THE LADDER,LOCATED ON THE SOUTH WEST LEG,AND WERE MOVING ABOUT THE STRUCTURE, IN MOVING ABOUT IT WAS,ON OCCASSION,NECESSARY TO UNHOOK THE SAFETY LI NE THEN RE-HOOK INTO THE D-RING AT THE NEW WORK POSITION. THEY WERE WORKING APPR OXIMATELY 80 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND LIVEL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS APPARENTLY IN THE PROC ESS OF HOOKING HIS SAFETY LINE ONTO HIS BODY BELT D-RING. OTHER EMPLOYEES STATED

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
28

Event type
5

Source
5

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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