Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201981321 - Employee Killed When Struck By Water Tank

Accident Summary Nr: 201981321 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 10/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301438552	12/29/1998	1799	0	Sirius Group, Inc.

Abstract: On October 13, 1998, Employee #1 was preparing a 12,000-gallon water tower for removal from a construction site. The water had been removed from the tank, and a grader (blade) had been connected to the cable system on the tower to raise the tank enough to remove the leg pins in preparation for lowering the tank. As the tank was lowered the first few inches, it began to tilt. Employee #1 directed the blade operator to stop, which he did. Employee #1 then walked under the spout of the tank to determine the problem with the lowering operation. At that point the cable snapped dropping the tank to the ground. The 10-in. spout pipe struck Employee #1 in the head causing severe cervical spinal injuries. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital and admitted. Employee #1 died in the hospital about two months later from cardiac dysrythmia complicating cervical spinal cord injury as a result of his injury.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, FRACTURE, HEAD, SPINE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, WATER TANK, HOISTLINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301438552			Fatality	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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