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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #687566

PPE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
PPE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
687566
Report ID
522300

Event description

Employee killed in fall from steel framework

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was installing composite wood shelf material while standing on the s teel rack framework at an approximate height of 16 ft without the use of appropr iate ppe. The composite board weighed 197 lb a sheet and was elevated on the for ks of a Raymont forklift. Employee #1 was dragging a sheet off the forks when he fell to the concrete floor and was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 59 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    2

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