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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14565956

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SCAFFOLD

Event
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14565956
Report ID
950411

Event description

Employee killed in 45 ft fall through window opening

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on January 18, 1985, Employee #1, a plasterer, was o n a scaffold, applying fireproofing material to the ceiling of a building when h e fell approximately 45 ft through a window opening. He was pronounced dead at a pproximately 2:30 p.m. that day.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    556
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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