OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607549
FRACTURE,STEEL BEAM,STEEL,SAFETY BELT,STEEL ERECTION,FALL,STEEL CONNECTING
Event description
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM ELEVATION AND DIES
Investigation abstract
At approximately 8:45 a.m. on November 13, 1989, Employee #1 was bolting steel g irders in a corner of a mill tower at Anheuser Busch Brewery when he fell 94.5 f t to a pipe rack, then another 12 ft to the deck. Employee #1 received a fractur e and died. He was wearing a safety belt without a lanyard.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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