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Accident: 14378996 - Painter Fell From Pipe Rack To Cement Surface

**Accident: 14378996 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 08/28/1984**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1235217	08/28/1984	1721	Jim Harris Sandblasting & Painting

ON AUGUST 8, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 9 AM, AN EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO PAINT A PIPE RACK. HE FAILED TO USE A SAFETY BELT AND LAYNARD TO TIE HIMSELF TO THE RACK. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A CEMENT DITCH. HE DIED OF A BROKEN NECK AND A CONCUSSION.

Keywords: fracture, head, safety belt, lanyard, fall, neck, pipe, concussion, painter

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1235217			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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