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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549661

DUST COLLECTOR,FALL,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
DUST COLLECTOR,FALL,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14549661
Report ID
454716

Event description

Employee killed in fall into dust collector

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working on a ledge approximately 6 in. wide installing the final one or two dust bags in a 42 bag dust collector. She fell approximately 56 1/2 inches onto a nitrogen pipe and entered the bottom of the collector. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 42 F

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    777
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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