Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 781799 - Employee suffers multiple injuries in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 781799 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 03/24/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115945537	03/24/1992	1791	0	Pittsburg Tank & Tower Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a bracket scaffold inside a steel tank under construction. He was standing on a 6 ft ladder using a come-along attached to two eyes welded to the tank. One eye broke from the tank, struck the employee, and knocked him off the scaffold. The employee fell approximately 32 ft to the bottom of the tank. He sustained multiple injuries and was hospitalized.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LADDER, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, TANK, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115945537			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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