OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14570493
HADEN SCHWEITZER CORPORATION
MARYSVILLE, OH—
Event description
FALL FROM CATWALK WHILE BOLTING STEEL
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE FELL (UNKN. HT.) FROM AN OVERHEAD CATWALK. HE WAS WORKING FROM THE C ATWALK, BOLTING STEEL BEAMS. A SET OF 2 RISER METAL STAIRS & PLATFORM WAS SETTIN G ON THE CATWALK. THE STAIRS WERE NOT SECURED AND AS THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PASS THE METAL STAIRS HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL, ALONG WITH THE METAL STAIRS. THE STAIRS STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AS HE LAY ON THE GROUND. HE W AS KILLED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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