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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14469381

CHEST,CRUSHED,FALL,BRIDGE,WORK PLATFORM

Event
CHEST,CRUSHED,FALL,BRIDGE,WORK PLATFORM
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14469381
Report ID
317500

Event description

FALL FROM ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON AN ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM APPROIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE THE DECK OF THE GEERS BRIDGE IN BELL VERNON PA. HE FELL BACKWARDS OFF THE PLATF ORM TO HIS DEATH. HIS JOB WAS TO HELP THE JANITORMOVE THE PLATFORM INTO PLACE. T HIS WAS HIS ONLY JOB. HE WAS SITTING ON THE PLATFORM AWAITING THE NEXT MOVE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED. THE EMPLOYEE'S CHEST WAS CRUSHED.

Victim

  1. #17 Fatality Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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