Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305280992 - Ceramic Cooling Tower Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 305280992

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 05/26/2002

Site Address:
Ceramic Cooling Tower Corporation
25100 Chalk Point Road
Aquasco, MD 20608

Mailing Address:
1100 Northway Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76131

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3585

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/28/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/13/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100969732

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202343778

Event: 05/26/2002

Employee killed in fall from cooling tower

On May 26, 2002, Employee #1, a foreman, was installing trim around the lower part of a walkway which surrounded a cooling tower, 60 ft above ground. He was wearing a full body harness with a single lanyard, and was about to tie off. He slipped on a piled extension cord, slid approximately 35 ft to the edge of the decking, fell 47.5 ft to the compacted soil below, and was killed.

Keywords: COOLING TOWER, SLIP, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, TOWER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305280992			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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