OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #766196

HEAD,INSTALLING,WORK RULES,LIGHTING FIXTURE,CARDIOVASC DISEASE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE

1987-12-18T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,INSTALLING,WORK RULES,LIGHTING FIXTURE,CARDIOVASC DISEASE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 766196
Report ID: 931400

Event description

Employee killed in fall from exterior wall

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and a coworker were reinstalling an architectural lighting fixture o n top of an exterior building wall 21 ft 8 in. above an adjacent sidewalk level. Employee #1 and the coworker were jointly positioning (aligning) the fixture wh en Employee #1, who was standing on an adjacent lower section of the wall, lost his balance and fell 18 1/2 ft to the sidewalk, sustaining head injuries from wh ich he died. Employee #1 had undergone previous medical care for arterioscleroti c coronary artery disease.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
533

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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