Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 81210.015 - Employee is blown off of a sandblasting unit and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 81210.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/29/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1066625.015	05/29/2015		238990	Garrett Painting And Sandblasting, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on May 28, 2015, employees were doing renovation work on the interior of an approximate 4 million gallon water tank which entails sandblasting and recoating. Employee #1 and the foreman were working outside of one of the tanks preparing to fill a highway towable 160 cubic foot bulk blast machine unit for use. The blast machine was used on the previous day and was not depressurized. The foreman was on the forklift preparing to lift the bulk bag of abrasives while Employee #1 climbed the ladder to the top of the blast machine. As Employee #1 loosened the six buckles that fasten the main hatch door, the air pressure and door blew him off the machine and on to the ground. The employee suffered intracranial hemorrhage from blunt force trauma of neck and was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Pressure Release, Sandblasting

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000		45	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1066625.015	27	M	Fatality		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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