OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14488084
THE CARABIE CORP
BROOKLYN, NY—
Event description
Employee killed in fall from suspended work platform
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and coworkers were on a work platform suspended under a bridge by tw o horizontal wire ropes, moving it from one area to another. As they traversed t he platform, a wire suspension rope at one end slacked under the weight. The pla tform dipped and Employee #1 fell 60 ft to the ground. He suffered multiple inju ries and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. The wire suspension r ope had insufficient support straps.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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