OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519532

KINNEY GLASS & GLAZING CONTRACTORS INC.

NEW ORLEANS, LA· 1986-04-17T00:00:00

Event: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, MIDRAIL, LOST BALANCE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101016079
Employer profile: KINNEY GLASS & GLAZING CONTRACTORS INC.
Summary number: 14519532
Report ID: 625700

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN FALL FROM AIRPORT TOWER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A GLAZIER, WAS INSTALLING GLASS FRAMES FOR WINDOWS IN A NEW AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER. THERE WAS A 4 FOOT WIDE PLATFORM ALL AROUND THE CONTROL TOWER THAT HAD A RAILING ABOUT 43 INCHES HIGH BUT HAD NO MIDRAIL. APPARENTLY THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE, FELL BACKWARDS AND ROLLED UNDER THE RAILING, THEN FE LL 72 FEET, 6 INCHES TO THE GROUND. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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