Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146925.015 - Employee is killed in fall from water tank

Accident Summary Nr: 146925.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 06/08/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1601744.015	06/09/2022		238320	M & A Coatings Llc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on June 8, 2022, an employee was working on top of a 58 foot water tower installing a roof tarp when he stepped off the side of the tower and fell to the ground. The employee was wearing a full body harness and lanyard but was not attached to an anchor point. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene by the county coroner.

Keywords: Anchor, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Harness, Lanyard, Water Tower

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair				58	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1601744.015	34	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 58 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 58 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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