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Accident: 200980803 - Employee Killed When Scaffold Falls
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 309497881 | 03/20/2007 | 1799 | Irwin Industries Inc |
On March 20, 2007, Employee #1, along with other employees, was working in a boiler at a power plant. They were removing heat exchange tubing in the throat area of a boiler. The tubing was supporting the scaffold in the throat area. When the tubing was cut and removed from its normal location, the scaffold support was no longer secure and a portion of it fell into the bottom of the boiler. Employee #1, who was standing on the scaffold, fell with it to the bottom, and was killed.
Keywords:
head, dismantling, unsecured, boiler, construction, fall, cutting and burning, scaffold, unstable position
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerplant | Maintenance or repair | $250,000 to $500,000 | 6 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309497881 | Fatality | Other | Welders and cutters | FallDist: FallHt:25 Cause: Demolition FatCause: Fall from/with scaffold |