Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 722496 - Employee killed when knocked from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 722496 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 10/17/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103212569	10/17/1990	1799	0	Gundersen-Viking Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning an above-ground bulk storage tank from a scaffold. He was using an 8,000 psi water spray gun to blast the walls of the storage tank. The elbow attachment to the water spray gun broke while under water pressure. The water spray gun struck Employee #1 in the throat. The employee fell 16 ft from the scaffold and landed on the metal base of the storage tank. He died. Equipment failure caused the accident.

Keywords: THROAT, CLEANING, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HIGH PRESSURE, FALL, STRUCK BY, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103212569			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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