Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200001261 - Employee falls from boatwain's chair to his death

Accident Summary Nr: 200001261 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 07/13/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304302177	07/15/2001	1799	0	Blas/Co Sandblasting & Protective Coatings

Abstract: On July 13, 2001, an Employee was accessing a water tower using a boatswain's chair. The boatswain's chair did not have an independent lifeline. The ladder rung the employee fell approximately 127 feet to his death.

Keywords: LIFELINE, CHAIR, LADDER, TOWER, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	15	150	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304302177			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 127 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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