Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200050813 - Employee killed in fall into water tank

Accident Summary Nr: 200050813 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 07/31/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300056314	08/24/1999	1721	0	Montana Tank

Abstract: At approximately 8:20 a.m. on July 31, 1999, Employee #1 was securing the top pulley of a New England boom ladder on a water tank. He climbed atop the tank and had entered through a manhole when he either slipped or the ladder kicked out from under him. Employee #1 held onto the overflow box for as long as he could, but eventually fell approximately 40 ft to the floor of the tank. He was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TANK, WATER TANK, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300056314			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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