Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200010072 - Employee killed in fall from suspended work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 200010072 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 10/26/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109583989	10/28/1996	1721	0	Thomas Industrial Coating, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 p.m. on October 26, 1996, Employee #1, a painter, was on a suspended work platform, sandblasting structural steel under a bridge deck. He fell approximately 45 feet into the Missouri River and was killed. When Employee #1's body was recovered on November 8, 1996, it had no flotation device or fall protection attached.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRIDGE, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LIFE JACKET, PAINTER, SANDBLASTING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109583989			Fatality	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance

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