Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #657577

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED

Event
FURNACE, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#100535673
Employer profile
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED
Summary number
657577
Report ID
111400

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM TOP OF FURNACE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 FELL 18 FEET TO HIS DEATH FROM THE TOP OF A FURNACE THAT WAS BEING D ISMANTLED. HE FELL OVER THE EDGE AS HE WAS DROPPING A CHAIN TO THE FLOOR.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 58 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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