OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14320592

REAL ASSOCIATES

PHILADELPHIA, PA— 1984-12-06T00:00:00

Event: PLATFORM, HEAD, COLLAPSE, TORSO, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1127901
Employer profile: REAL ASSOCIATES
Summary number: 14320592
Report ID: 317000

Event description

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM COLLAPSING PLATFORM; DIED FROM INJURIES

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REMOVING RAILINGS FROM THE THIRD FLOOR FIRE TOWER PLATFORM WHEN THE PLATFORM SUDDENLY COLLAPSED. THE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND ALONG WITH THE PLATFORM. HE SUSTAINED FATAL MULTIPLE INJURIES OF THE HEAD, TRUNK, AND LEFT ARM. NO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, OR ANY TYPE OF FALL PROTECTION, WAS USED. A P RE-DEMOLITION ENGINEERING SURVEY OF THE PLATFORM WAS NOT PERFORMED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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