Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105757975 - Westvaco

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Roanoke (Regional Office) -Safety 0355118

Inspection Nr: 105757975

Report ID: 0355118

Date Opened: 12/05/1989

Site Address:
Westvaco
104 East Riverside Street
Covington, VA 24426

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2631

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/11/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/29/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360296644

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14291785

Event: 09/21/1989

Employee killed in fall off ladder through ventilation duct

Employee #1 and a coworker were repairing an approximately 4 ft by 7 ft fresh air duct. The coworker was on top of the roof and Employee #1 was inside the duct. He had been working from a 2 by 12 in. scaffold board that was fastened between two tied-off ladders, but the scaffold was removed once the repairs had progressed far enough. Employee #1 then began working from one of the tied-off ladders, which was supported at the bottom of the duct and at the duct elbow joint. The duct material separated at the joint and Employee #1 fell 23 to 25 ft to the floor. He was killed.

Keywords: DUCT, REPAIR, WORK RULES, LADDER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105757975			Fatality	Fracture	Sheet metal workers

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