OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14499784
METZGER MACHINE & ENGINEERING CO
MILWAUKEE, WI—
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM STORAGE BALCONY
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 ASCENDED TO A STORAGE BALCONY TO RETRIEVE ASSEMBLY PARTS. THE GUARDR AIL CHAINS WERE NOT IN PLACE AS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL ABOUT 10 FEET TO THE PLANT FLOOR AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES TO HIS HEAD.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 873
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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