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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14461743

GUARDRAIL,LIFELINE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,PAINTER,TIE-OFF

Event
GUARDRAIL,LIFELINE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,PAINTER,TIE-OFF
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14461743
Report ID
420100

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

  1. #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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