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Accident: 201853439 - Employee Killed In Fall When Rope Broke

**Accident: 201853439 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 08/25/2000**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
302083423	08/28/2000	1721	Tennessee Sandblasting & Painting, Inc.

On August 25, 2000, Employee #1 was sitting in a boatswain's chair, positioned 40 ft above the ground and was sandblasting a tank. Employee #1 fell and was killed when the rope broke.

Keywords: bosun chair, rope, fall, sandblasting, tank

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000		70	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	302083423			Fatality	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance	FallDist: FallHt:50 Cause: Exterior painting FatCause: Fall, other

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