OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #978940
INSTALLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,TIE-OFF
Event description
Employee killed in 35 ft fall
Investigation abstract
At 10:10 a.m. on January 17, 1990, Employee #1 was installing glass panels on th e south wall of the intensified agriculture structure at Biosphere II. He fell 3 5 ft and landed on the basement floor. Employee #1 died. Although a safety belt and a lanyard were provided, Employee #1 was not tied off to the frame of the st ructure.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 589
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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