Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 87729.015 - Employee is Killed in Fall from Top of Water Tower

Accident Summary Nr: 87729.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 08/15/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1169741.015	08/15/2016		238320	Allied Painting, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on August 15, 2016, an employee was painting the top portion of a water tower. The employee stepped into wet paint, slipped and fell 50 feet from the top of the water tower to the ground. While falling, the employee may have contacted the towers scaffolding before striking the ground, causing internal injuries to the heart and liver as well as several rib and sternal fractures, killing him on-site. It was reported that the employee was wearing a full body harness and double lanyard when they fell.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Heart, Liver, Rib, Scaffolding, Tower

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000	0	50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1169741.015	37	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 50 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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