Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14549893 - Employee injured in fall when bosun's chair workline fails

Accident Summary Nr: 14549893 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 10/02/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15181589	10/04/1984	1541	0	Commercial Coatings Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was sandblasting the surface of a 500,000 gallon water tank from a boatswain's chair. He was holding onto the nozzle of the rubber sandblasting hose, which was tied to the guardrail when the workline attached to the rolling block, which held the boatswain's chair, became unfastened. Employee #1 fell approximately 6 ft, struck the middle of his back against the guardrail of a catwalk, and went flying over the rail. The hose stretched and stopped his fall about 40 ft from the ground, then broke. Employee #1 clutched a grabline and rode it to the ground, striking the ground with his side.

Keywords: BOSUN CHAIR, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SANDBLASTING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15181589			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; painters, paperhangers and plasterers

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