Through interviews and training records, TOSHA found that no employees had received training to recognize fall hazards.
Sixty-six-year-old Jeffery Coker, an Appalachian Staffing Service employee, used a lift to access rafters 32 feet above the ground on December 26, 2023. Once high enough, he got out of the lift and traveled 30 feet across the rafters to the area he was rigging to raise motors for the concert, the investigation said.
Coker lost his balance and fell around 11:30 a.m., according to TOSHA.
Through interviews and training records, it was found that no employees had received training to recognize fall hazards. When interviewed, other employees said they brought their personal fall protection equipment. However, the investigation found that employees were not trained to select the correct equipment.
“On the day of the accident employees working in the rafters did not have double lanyards on. It was determined that there was …