Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200961217 - Employee injured in fall when suspended cable fails

Accident Summary Nr: 200961217 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 07/08/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300687464	07/08/1997	1721	0	Mp Industrial Coatings, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was sandblasting and painting the interior of a surge water tank from a single point suspension scaffold. The scaffold was suspended from a 5/16 in. wire rope that failed approximately 20 in. below its attachment point. Employee #1's fall was arrested by his fall protective equipment, and he sustained only a bruise on his arm. The wire rope used to suspend the scaffold was badly damaged, with numerous broken wires, worn and flattened strands, an area that was coiled, a kink with the core protruding, and a number of areas where the rope was bent. Despite its poor condition, the cable had not been removed from service.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, INADEQUATE MAINT, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ARM, SCAFFOLD RIGGING, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000		58

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300687464			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 52 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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