Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201923778 - Employees Are Injured in Collapse Caused by Wind; One Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201923778 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 01/17/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308318500	01/17/2006	1799	238990	American Tank And Vessel

Abstract: On January 17, 2006, employees with American Tank and Vessel were on scaffolds over 30-ft-high building a tank. A wind gust collapsed a portion of the tank wall, which then caused the scaffolds to fail. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized for unspecified fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, TANK, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308318500			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	308318500			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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