Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14264527 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14264527 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 02/23/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108186024	02/23/1990	4911	0	Arizona Public Service Company Cholla Steam Electr

Abstract: Employee #1 was on an approximately 6-ft-high by 5-ft-wide by 6-ft-long tubular welded frame scaffold removing a check valve on feed pump unit #3 to replace a leaky seal. While he was turning the valve to unseal it, built-up pressure escaped from the opening and unseated the valve. Employee #1 was struck in the face by the exposed valve and stem and knocked off the scaffold. He fell approximately 6 ft onto a hard concrete floor. Employee #1 was transported to Holbrook Community General Hospital, where he died that same day from injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, HIGH PRESSURE, VALVE, FALL, STRUCK BY, FACE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108186024			Fatality	Fracture	Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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