OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14463913
LEARY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC
MENTONE, IN·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED WHEN BOSUN CHAIR FELL IN TOWER
Investigation abstract
ON MAY 23, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING FROM A BOATSWAINS CHAIR INSIDE THE RISE R OF A WATER TOWER. THE CHAIR WAS SUPPORTED BY ROPE AND BLOCK AND TACKLE ARRANGE MENT. NO SAFETY LINE WAS ATTACHED TO THE CHAIR. AS HE WAS PERFORMING INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE WORK THE FIBER ROPE SUPPORTING THE CHAIR PARTED, ALLOWING THE CH AIR AND EMPLOYEE #1 TO FALL ABOUT 51 FEET TO THE BASE OF THE RISER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH NUMEROUS FRACTURES.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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