OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #818047

PLATFORM,LIGHTNING ARRESTER,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE

1989-03-27T00:00:00

Event: PLATFORM,LIGHTNING ARRESTER,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 818047
Report ID: 418800

Event description

Employee killed in fall from platform

Investigation abstract

Employees were removing a swing stage platform when one end of the swing stage b ecame caught on a lightning rod cable. Employee #1 then jumped onto the parapet with a 2 by 4 board and wedged it between the swing stage and parapet. As it gav e away, he lost his footing and fell 32 stories to his death.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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