OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511091

CECO CORPORATION

SAN ANTONIO, TX— 1985-03-01T00:00:00

Event: CLOTHING, GLOVE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1911171
Employer profile: CECO CORPORATION
Summary number: 14511091
Report ID: 625400

Event description

Employee killed in fall from edge of building

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was helping to lift form scaffolds from the 5th floor to the top of a building. Employees had removed the guardrails, placed the crane's chokers on the scaffold, and were pushing the scaffold off the edge when Employee #1's glov e apparently became caught on the scaffold and he was pulled over the edge. He h ung on, but then lost his grip on the scaffold and fell approximately 26 feet. E mployee #1 was killed. He was not wearing a safety belt, and had not been provid ed with any other fall protection.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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