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Accident Summary Nr: 170831408 - Employee injured in fall into cyclone shaft
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302687066 | 03/31/1999 | 1623 | 0 | Abb C-E Services Inc |
Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a twelve-man crew of boiler makers at a power plant under construction. They were installing expansion joints in an outlet duct from the main boiler to the cyclone shaft. Employee #1 entered the duct through a 2 ft wide access door and fell 85 ft into the shaft. He suffered multiple fractures and was taken by ambulance to Allegheny County Hospital; after his condition stabilized, he was transferred to the Baltimore Shock Trauma Unit. The guardrails at the shaft had been removed to install insulation and had not been replaced.
Keywords:
FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, BOILER, CONSTRUCTION, SHAFT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerplant | New project or new addition | $20,000,000 and over | 10 | 100 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 302687066 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Boilermakers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 90 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof) |