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Accident Summary Nr: 14431647 - FALL - FOOT KNOCKED OFF OF SCRUBBER VESSEL

Accident Summary Nr: 14431647 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 10/11/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101461622	10/12/1990	4911	0	Montana Power Company

Abstract: AN ELECTRIC UTILITY EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE A SCRUBBER VESSEL, NEAR ITS TOP, REMOVING CLINKERS WITH HAND TOOLS. HIS WORK AREA WAS ABOUT 40 FEET ABOVE THE NEXT LOWER LEVEL. THE EMPLOYEE SUPPORTED HIMSELF BY WEDGING HIS LEGS AND BODY BETWEEN TWO PARALLEL WALLS OF THE VESSEL. ALTHOUGH HE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A BODY BELT AND A LANYARD, HE WAS NOT TIED OFF. A FALLING CLINKER KNOCKED ON OR BOTH OF HIS FEET OUT, AND HE FELL ABOUT 30 FEET VERTICALLY AFTER SLIDING FOR ABOUT 10 FEET DOWN THE VESSEL'S INSIDE CONE-SHAPED SURFACE. THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF HEAD AND INTERNAL INJURIES HE SUSTAINED IN THE FALL.

Keywords: HEAD, CONFINED SPACE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101461622			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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