Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14240451 - Employee Killed In Fall From Storage Tank
Accident: 14240451 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 03/31/1989 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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107368383 | 04/04/1989 | 1721 | Steel Life, Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 had climbed atop a 21-ft-high by 18-ft-wide storage tank to remove scaffolding before the tank was painted. When he dropped a roller from the roof, he was struck on the back by a trailing wire rope and lost his balance. Employee #1 fell, landing face down, and was killed. He was not wearing a safety belt and lanyard, nor had a guardrail or other fall protection been attached to the tank. | |||||||
Keywords:
guardrail, dismantling, wire rope, work rules, construction, storage tank, fall, fall protection, struck by, lost balance
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 107368383 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |