OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14386023

G C ZARNAS AND CO INC

LEMONT, IL— 1985-09-14T00:00:00

Event: LIFELINE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, TIE-OFF
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1335686
Employer profile: G C ZARNAS AND CO INC
Summary number: 14386023
Report ID: 521700

Event description

Employee killed in fall

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working at the top of a vessel, beyond the platform's guardrail. His lifeline was not adequately secured to an anchor point, and he fell to his death.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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