Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14411359 - Employee drowns after falling into cooling tower

Accident Summary Nr: 14411359 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 07/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123620452	07/15/1998	1799	0	Brand Scaffold Builders, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was dismantling scaffolding in a delayed coker unit when he fell 40 ft within the Cell #2 cooling tower. He landed in 7 ft of water at the base, and drowned.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, COOLING TOWER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, DROWN, SCAFFOLDING, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		Other		Under $50,000		40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123620452			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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