Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201363322 - One Employee Is Killed, Six Others Are Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 201363322 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 11/04/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311417398	11/04/2008	1799	238990	Landcoast Insulation Inc.

Abstract: About 5:30 a.m. on November 4, 2008, Employee #1 and a number of other contractors were inspecting and repairing a scaffold, which was erected inside a Coal-fired Boiler, Number 2, at the Mississippi Power Company's Plant. The scaffold collapsed inside the boiler and killed Employee #1. Six other employees sustained bruises, contusions, and abrasions. Two of them were hospitalized.

Keywords: REPAIR, COLLAPSE, BOILER, CONSTRUCTION, ABRASION, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000	15	165	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311417398	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	311417398	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	311417398	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	311417398	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 165 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
5	311417398	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
6	311417398	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
7	311417398	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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