Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 86937.015 - Employee dies after falling from tank dome

Accident Summary Nr: 86937.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 07/13/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1163535.015	07/19/2016		332420	R. C. Technical Welding & Fabrication, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on July 13, 2016, an employee was working at a facility at which metal tanks were fabricated. He was checking on the quality and specifications of a 3.0-meter-diameter (10-foot-diameter) storage tank dome. To do so, he had to climb on it. While he was on all fours, his footing slipped. He fell backward approximately 1.5 meters (5 feet) to a concrete floor. His head struck the concrete floor. He sustained a concussion. He was hospitalized, but he died as a result of his injury.

Keywords: Concussion, Fall, Head, Lost Balance, Metal Shop, Skull, Sloping, Struck Against, Unstable Position, Unstable Surface, Walking Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1163535.015	57	M	Fatality		Supervisors, general office

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