OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #686741
HOISTING MECHANISM,BROKEN CABLE,CONSTRUCTION,HOIST,LANYARD,FALL,WORK PLATFORM,HOISTLINE
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE FELL 375 FEET WHEN WORK PLATFORM BROKE
Investigation abstract
FOUR EMPLOYEES WERE PLACING CONCRETE FORMS AND REBAR IN THE TUNNEL OF A SPILLWAY A CONCRETE SURFACE. SO THAT CONCRETE COULD BE POURED. THEY WERE WORKING FROM A WORK PLATFORM 20 FEE T IN DIAMETER. THREE EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON THE CONCRETE FORMS AND EMPLOYEE # 1 WAS LOCATED ON THE WORK PLATFORM. ALL THE EMPLOYEES WERE USING SAFETY BELTS AN D LANYARDS. THE WORK PLATFORM BEGAN TO RISE WITHOUT ANY ONE BEING AT THE CONTROL S. WHEN THE WORK PLATFORM REACHED THE CONCRETE FORMS, THE HOISTING CABLE (7/8" I MPROVED PLOW STEEL) BROKE, LETTING THE WORK PLATFORM FALL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TIED TO A SAFETY LINE BUT THE LINE WAS STRUCK BY SOMETHING AND BROKE OFF 8 FEET ABOVE THE EMPLOYEE'S TIE OFF POINT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED BY THE 375 FOOT FALL ONTO
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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