Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 920371 - Employee killed in fall from water tower

Accident Summary Nr: 920371 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/05/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110062593	01/06/1992	1721	0	Dees Contracting Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a foreman, was ascending to a water tower platform from a single suspension spider stage at a municipal facility. Employee #1 held the jam cleat in the open position for ease of travel. Suddenly, the stage fell. Employee #1, still holding the jam cleat open, fell with the stage. He let go of the cleat and checked his fall. As he did, the safety line, tangled in the spider stage, took the static loading of the stage and Employee #1. The 5/8 in. poly line broke at the 75 ft level, causing Employee #1 and the stage to free-fall. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WATER TOWER, LIFELINE, WORK RULES, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ENTANGLED, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110062593			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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