Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202343778 - Employee killed in fall from cooling tower

Accident Summary Nr: 202343778 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 05/26/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305280992	05/26/2002	3585	0	Ceramic Cooling Tower Corporation

Abstract: On May 26, 2002, Employee #1, a foreman, was installing trim around the lower part of a walkway which surrounded a cooling tower, 60 ft above ground. He was wearing a full body harness with a single lanyard, and was about to tie off. He slipped on a piled extension cord, slid approximately 35 ft to the edge of the decking, fell 47.5 ft to the compacted soil below, and was killed.

Keywords: COOLING TOWER, SLIP, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, TOWER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305280992			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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