Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201763984 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Tank

Accident Summary Nr: 201763984 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 09/17/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315783654	09/17/2011	3999	339999	Tdg General Contractor, Inc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on September 17, 2011, three employees were converting a fuel tank, which weighed approximately 3,000 pounds, into a water tank. The converted tank was going to be used to dispense water onto the ground, during road work operations. The tank was held aloft by a forklift rigged with a chain. The chain was attached to a hook welded to the top of the tank. Employee #1 was working below the tank to connect a pipe. The weld holding the hook to the top of the tank broke, and the tank fell on Employee #1. A coworker witnessed the accident and used the same crane to lift the tank off Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CHAIN, SUSPENDED LOAD, BROKEN WELD, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TANK, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315783654			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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