OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14378996
JIM HARRIS SANDBLASTING & PAINTING
MEREDOSIA, IL—
Event description
PAINTER FELL FROM PIPE RACK TO CEMENT SURFACE
Investigation abstract
ON AUGUST 8, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 9 AM, AN EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO PAINT A P IPE RACK. HE FAILED TO USE A SAFETY BELT AND LAYNARD TO TIE HIMSELF TO THE RACK. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A CEMENT DITCH. HE DIED OF A BROKEN NECK AND A CONCUSSION.
Victim
-
#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
Codes shown verbatim from OSHA's accident-investigation database. A human-readable decoder is coming in a future release once the accident_lookup2 dictionary is loaded.