Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200050045 - Employee killed by falling end of metal tank

Accident Summary Nr: 200050045 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 12/06/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116003922	12/10/1996	1623	0	Friesen Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were dismantling large metal tanks. This process involved cutting loose the ends of the tanks and having a backhoe push the ends into the hollow center of the tank. A backhoe was pushing on a loose end piece when it broke away and fell on Employee #1. He was killed.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, STORAGE TANK, FALL, STRUCK BY, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116003922			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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