Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116036682 - Terry Keir Painting

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116036682

Report ID: 0317500

Date Opened: 05/28/1992

Site Address:
Terry Keir Painting
Lr 160n, Ebensburg Ctr. Water Tower
Ebensburg, PA 15931

Mailing Address:
Rd 3, Coudersport, PA 16915

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1721

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/28/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/20/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360844484

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14321897

Event: 05/22/1992

Employee killed in fall from water tower

Employee #1 was in a one man spider (Spider Staging Corp., Seattle, WA, model ST 180). The 5/16 in. cable was not properly attached to the top of the water tower; it did not have a second tie back from the cable to another anchor point. The cable had an eyelet on the end and a small chain with two hooks threaded through the eyelet. The cable was not properly wound on the take-up spool, but was lying to one side. The employee was wearing a full five point body harness with a 6 ft lanyard attached. The lanyard was attached to a 1/2 in. nylon rope used as a lifeline. The cable slid off the lay of cable on the spool, causing the spider to drop. The recoil of the spider stopping was enough to cause the chain hooks to come loose and the spider to fall. While the employee hung by his safety equipment, the lifeline broke. He fell and was killed.

Keywords: WATER TOWER, LIFELINE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HOIST, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116036682			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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