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Accident Summary Nr: 14342604 - EMPLOYEE SANDBLASTING WATER TOWER FELL FROM SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 14342604 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/10/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101556504	02/11/1987	1721	0	Blast Air Incorporated

Abstract: TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING FROM A TWO-POINT SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD, BLASTING THE LEGS OF A WATER TOWER. THEY WERE WEARING SAFETY BELTS AND LANYARDS ATTACHED TO A LIFELINE. THERE WAS A GUARDRAIL ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SCAFFOLD, BUT NONE ON THE FRONT. WHEN THEY REACHED THE BOTTOM OF A LEVEL, THEY PLACED A 16 FOOT ALUMINUM WALK BOARD ONTO THE PIN RODS OF THE WATER TANK. THE BOARD FELL. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS HANGING ONTO THE BOARD, FELL 90 FEET WITH THE BOARD AND WAS KILLED. HE HAD APPARENTLY UNHOOKED HIS SAFETY BELT.

Keywords: LIFELINE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, LANYARD, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101556504			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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