OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #601641

GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE,SCAFFOLD

1988-08-29T00:00:00

Event: GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 601641
Report ID: 420600

Event description

Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was taking measurements for the center wall walkway at an oxidation reactor, working from a scaffold approximately 14 1/2 feet high with no guardrai ls. He either lost his balance or stepped backward off the scaffold and onto the concrete. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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