Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14517577 - EMPLOYEE FELL FROM ELEVATED PLATFORM

Accident Summary Nr: 14517577 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 03/05/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1186949	03/06/1985	1629	0	Tompkins-Beckwith, Inc. Contractors

Abstract: THREE EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING A PLATFORM, LOCATED ADJACENT TO A CHIP STORAGE TANK, WHICH WAS ABOUT 54 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE. THEIR OXYGEN CYLINDER (FOR THEIR OXYACETYLENE TORCH) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER THEY HAD COMPLETED CUTTING LOOSE ONE END OF THE PLATFORM. EMPLOYEE #1 STAYED UP ON THE STORAGE TANK TO KEEP OTHER EMPLOYEES OFF THE CUT STEEL WHILE THE OTHER TWO WENT FOR OXYGEN. JUST AS THE OTHER TWO RETURNED, EMPLOYEE #1 YELLED AT OTHER NEARBY EMPLOYEES TO SEND THE ROPE (TAG LINE) OVER TO HIM. HE WALKED OVER TO THE HAND RAIL ON A 2 BY 12 INCH BOARD WHICH WAS LAID OVER THE CUT STEEL. WHEN HE RECEIVED THE TAG LINE, HE TURNED AND STEPPED ONTO THE CUT STEEL. IT GAVE WAY. HE FELL 54 FEET TO THE TOP OF A COVERED CONVEYOR. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: PLATFORM, COLLAPSE, FALL, CUTTING AND BURNING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1186949			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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