OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #758409
FREE ENERGY COMPANY OF OHIO INC
GARY, IN·
Event description
EMPLOYEE DIES AFTER FALLING OFF A SIPIN GUSSET BEAM
Investigation abstract
At approximately 1:30 pm, on January 9, 1989, Employee #1 died after falling off a six inch wide sipin gusset beam while installing communication cables in Gary , Indiana. It is not clear whether he slipped when attempting to move to another location or fell while trying to get down from the work location.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 557
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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