OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14518922
AUSTIN POWER INC
NABORTON, LA—
Event description
Employee killed in 220 ft fall
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:30 a.m. on May 1, 1984 , Employee #1 was preparing to secure a snatch block to a choker about 290 ft atop a structural steel boiler building . He walked about 5 ft from the trigger trolley to the southwest corner of the s tructure and bent over to set down the block on an I-beam. When Employee #1stood back up, he lost his balance and fell approximately 220 ft onto the air preheat ers. He was killed. Employee #1 had not secured the safety belt and lanyard he w as wearing.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 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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