Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 975722 - SCAFFOLD AND EMPLOYEE FALL 60 FEET- EMPLOYEE DIES

Accident Summary Nr: 975722 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 10/22/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108012618	10/23/1989	1721	0	Security Painting Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1 p.m. on October 22, 1989, Employee #1 was standing on a scaffold painting the internal part of a water tank. The water tank was 68 feet high and 32 feet in diameter. The scaffold was 16 feet long, 16 inches wide, and 60 feet high with two suspensions. Apparently, the two fist grip bolts holding the scaffold blocks in a loop of 0.625-inch wire cable failed. The scaffold and the employee fell 60 feet to the bottom of the water tank. The employee died the same day of multiple injuries.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, FALL, WATER TANK, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108012618			Fatality	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance

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