Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200513075 - Employee falls to the bottom of a water tank and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200513075 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 05/31/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305286882	05/31/2002	9199	0	City Of Madison Lake

Abstract: On May 31, 2002, Employee #1 climbed to the top of a 100-ft water tower while wearing a pair of waders. Employee #1 climbed down a 30-ft rope ladder inside the empty water tank to clean it by flushing iron oxide down a drain pipe. After cleaning the water tank Employee #1 replaced the drain pipe and began to climb the 30-ft rope ladder. Employee #1 fell off the ladder and struck the rear of his skull on the drain pipe in the bottom of tank. The first rescuer noted the fourth or fifth run on rope ladder was pushed up as he looked in and saw Employee #1 laying on the bottom. There was no confined space entry program and no life line or harness for using the 30-ft ladder. Employee #1 sustained a concussion as a result of a fall and died.

Keywords: CONFINED SPACE, ROPE, DRAIN PIPE, CLEANING, LADDER, SKULL, WATER TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305286882			Fatality	Concussion	Water and sewage treatment plant operators

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