OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14492938

FSW CATTLE COMPANY

WILDORADO, TX— 1984-03-08T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,LADDER,LIVER,STORAGE TANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1594332
Employer profile: FSW CATTLE COMPANY
Summary number: 14492938
Report ID: 627400

Event description

Employee killed in 24 ft fall from tank ladder

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 climbed to the top of a 24 ft tank ladder to take a product level me asurement. After finishing, he fell to the tank's concrete pad, sustaining fatal head and liver injuries. The ladder had no cage or safety climbing device.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
5

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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