OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496574

EXTENSION LADDER,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,LOCKOUT,CONVEYOR,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE

1986-12-16T00:00:00

Event: EXTENSION LADDER,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,LOCKOUT,CONVEYOR,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14496574
Report ID: 627100

Event description

Employee killed when carried into paper repulper pit

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing at the 7 ft level of an extension trestle ladder drilli ng a 1/2 in. hole in an overhead vertical concrete beam. He either slipped or lo st his balance and fell 3 ft into a 48 in. conveyor that was moving at 635 fpm. He was carried 17 ft to an operating repulper pit that was full of paper pulp. E mployee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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