Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 970483 - Employee injured after tying off to rope with excess slack

Accident Summary Nr: 970483 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/21/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105629018	09/22/1989	9199	0	Bureau Of Reclamation

Abstract: Employee #1 was checking rock bolts on the keyway of a dam under construction. While descending the bank on a safety rope, the employee went to change from one rope to another rope. There was 50 feet of slack in the second rope. Employee #1 tied to the second rope and backed off the hillside. He slid 50 feet downhill to a landing. He was taken to Wasatch County Hospital and admitted.

Keywords: DAM, ROPE, WORK RULES, DESCENDING, STEEP GRADE, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105629018			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Mechanical engineering technicians

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