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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #601807

PATRICK MEDIA GROUP, INC.

Event
PANEL, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ADVERTISING SIGN, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, TIE-OFF
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#18082198
Employer profile
PATRICK MEDIA GROUP, INC.
Summary number
601807
Report ID
420600

Event description

Employee killed in fall from platform

Investigation abstract

On January 21, 1989, Employee #1 was 26 ft high on a platform removing metal pan els from a billboard when he fell. Employee #1, who was not tied off with a safe ty belt, was seriously injured and died on January 28.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    5
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    17
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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