Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80477.015 - Employee falls down a chimney and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 80477.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 10/17/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1100744.015	10/17/2015		238140	International Chimney Corporation

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on October 17, 2015 an employee was attempting grab a piece of metal bracing while working in a chimney at a power plant. The employee stepped onto an unsecured wood scaffold plank without securing his fall protection lanyard to his lifeline. The cantilevered portion of the board kicked up and the employee lost his balance, falling approximately 29 ft to the base of the chimney. The employee was killed due to injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: Chimney, Fall, Fall Protection, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1100744.015	57	M	Fatality		Boilermakers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:

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