Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117670.015 - Employee is killed in fall from water tower

Accident Summary Nr: 117670.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 06/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1413100.015	06/29/2019		238990	Tank Pro, Inc

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on June 29, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a tank maintenance company, was working on a narrow walkway 100 feet up a water tower, which he had accessed by the tower ladder. He removed his fall protection harness to move more easily along the walkway, which had a handrail. As he began to gather tools and parts and load them into a man basket, Employee #1 and the basket fell, a fall height of 100 feet. Employee #1 sustained blunt force traumatic injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Catwalk, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Handrail, Ladder, Loading, Maintenance, Platform, Walk Platform, Water Tower

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair				100	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1413100.015	62	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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