OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14504252
APAC-KANSAS, INC., WILKERSON-MAXWELL DIVISION
KANSAS CITY, MO—
Event description
Employee killed in 30 ft fall from sheet piling
Investigation abstract
At approximately 6:05 p.m. on August 15, 1985, Employee #1 was getting ready to land a pile being set around a metal ring to form a cofferdam. He had moved his stirrups and the next pile was swinging toward him when the pile he was position ed on suddenly dropped about 5 ft. The seat of his pants became caught on the pi le behind him and he was shot straight forward. Employee #1 fell approximately 3 0 ft, struck the back of his head on the metal ring, and slipped into the river. His body was removed 20 minutes later; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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