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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535660

PLATFORM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
PLATFORM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14535660
Report ID
830300

Event description

Employee killed in fall from unstable platform

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was attempting to secure a platform to the outside wall of a concret e grain handling facility. The platform, which was suspended on a crane line, su ddenly shifted position, throwing the employee off balance. Employee #1 fell 23 ft to the ground and was killed. A safety belt and lanyard were attached to the platform, but he was not wearing them.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    2

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