OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519532
GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,MIDRAIL,LOST BALANCE
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
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#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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