Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201095361 - Employee injured from fall off tank

Accident Summary Nr: 201095361 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 02/19/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300812526	02/21/2002	1791	0	Burch Tank Co.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on February 19, 2002, Employee #1 and the owner were installing a roof on a crude oil tank. As Employee #1 applied a rubber seal along the seam of the open and unprotected edge of the tank without any fall protection, he lost his balance and fell. He fell 16 ft from the roof of the tank to the cement foundation. The impact of his fall upon the concrete floor caused him to suffer a broken jaw, facial cuts and broken right knee. He was transported to a medical center and hospitalized for surgical and postoperative care.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ROOF, OIL TANK, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FACE, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300812526			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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