Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200554152 - Emloyee Is Crushed and Killed by Falling Storage Tank

Accident Summary Nr: 200554152 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/16/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309082147	12/19/2005	1799	238190	Mix Bros. Tank Services

Abstract: On December 16, 2005, Employee #1 was the owner of a company that maintained large storage tanks. As a member of a crew of six employees, he had just completed a vertical lift of a 372,000 pound, 32 feet tall, circular storage tank. To repair the foundation, the storage tank had to be lifted above its foundation. The procedure required the use of twelve hydraulic jacks and steel columns. Once the tank had been lifted to a height of 8 feet, the system of jacks became unstable, and the tank dropped back onto the foundation, crushing Employee #1. He was killed. The cause of his death was asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CAUGHT BY, STORAGE TANK, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, LOST CONTROL, TANK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		32	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309082147			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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