Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130820.015 - Employee is killed in catwalk collapse and fall

Accident Summary Nr: 130820.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 08/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1488623.015	08/18/2020	4931	221112	111263 - Vectren Corporation

Abstract: At 12:00 noon on August 17, 2020, an employee, an auxiliary equipment operator, was working on a catwalk platform, approximately 75 feet above ground level. The employee was using a hand held scanning device to check pressures and temperatures on valves when a piece of the steel grating that he was working on failed and collapsed. The employee fell with the steel grating and was killed on impact with the ground.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Collapse, Elevated Work Platform, Fall

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1488623.015	41	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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