OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #601807
PANEL,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ADVERTISING SIGN,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,TIE-OFF
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
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#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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