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Accident Summary Nr: 110398.015 - Employee falls down tank stairs, breaks back and other bones

Accident Summary Nr: 110398.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/14/2018
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1355777.01510/24/2018238990W.S. Bunch Co.

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on October 14, 2018, Employee #1 was cleaning and prepping the interior of a 500,000-gallon waste holding tank known as a Flow Equalization Basin (F.E.B.) as part of a multiemployer project. He was using trash bags and 5-gallon buckets to remove waste. Employee #1 began to descend a permanently-attached stair tower. As he reached the first of two landing platforms and stepped on the steel grating, the grating failed to support his weight. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 15 feet. He was transported to the hospital, admitted and treated for multiple spinal vertebrae fractures, a fractured hip, and a fractured pelvis.

Keywords: Back, Cleaning, Construction, Descending, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Pelvis, Platform, Stair, Structural Collapse, Tank, Unsecured, Vertebra
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Other building Maintenance or repair   2 15

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1355777.015 58 M Hospitalized injury Painters, construction and maintenance Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Exterior painting
Fatality Cause:

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