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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #601807

PANEL,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ADVERTISING SIGN,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,TIE-OFF

Event
PANEL,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ADVERTISING SIGN,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,TIE-OFF
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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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