Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14240451 - Employee killed in fall from storage tank

Accident Summary Nr: 14240451 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 03/31/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107368383	04/04/1989	1721	0	Steel Life, Inc.

Abstract: 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107368383			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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