OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14461743
GUARDRAIL,LIFELINE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,PAINTER,TIE-OFF
Event description
Employee killed in 120 ft fall from platform
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and coworkers were brush-painting a 100-ton gantry crane. Employee # 1 fell approximately 120 feet from the work platform, and was killed. He had not attached his lanyard to the provided lifeline. No guardrails were provided to p rotect the workers.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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