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Accident Summary Nr: 132846.015 - One employee is killed and one is injured in fall from suspe

Accident Summary Nr: 132846.015 -- Report ID: 0625500 -- Event Date: 01/29/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1512457.015	01/29/2021		238990	Gulf State Protective Coating, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:55 a.m. on January 29, 2021, two employees worked from a suspended scaffold to conduct an inspection of the interior of a water tank for pen holes after sandblasting. At some point, the scaffold collapsed at one end and the employees fell approximately thirty-five feet. Employee #1 was killed by multiple blunt force trauma injuries on the employee's body and Employee #2 was hospitalized to treat head and chest blunt force trauma injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Chest, Collapse, Fall, Head, Inspecting, Sandblasting, Scaffold, Scaffold Collapse, Torso, Two Pt Susp Scaffold, Water Tank

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				185	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1512457.015	55	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 35 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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