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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14565956

CANYON PLASTERING INC

Event
WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#14623953
Employer profile
CANYON PLASTERING INC
Summary number
14565956
Report ID
950411

Event description

Employee killed in 45 ft fall through window opening

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on January 18, 1985, Employee #1, a plasterer, was o n a scaffold, applying fireproofing material to the ceiling of a building when h e fell approximately 45 ft through a window opening. He was pronounced dead at a pproximately 2:30 p.m. that day.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    556
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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