Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14265029 - FALL FROM TWO POINT SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 14265029 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 06/13/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
927939	06/15/1984	1721	0	John W Egan Company Inc

Abstract: THREE EMPLOYEES WERE SPRAY PAINTING A WATER STANDPIPE (WATER TOWER) IN THE TOWN OF MARSHFIELD ON 6/13/84. THIS TOWER IS 125 FT. HIGH AND 30 FT. IN DIAMETER. IN THE AFTERNOON OF THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT THE FOREMAN WAS INSIDE THE TANK ON A TWO POINT SUSPENSION SCAFFOLD, ON HIS WAY UP. HIS TWO ASSISTANTS WERE OUTSIDE. AT 84 FEET UP HE FELL. HE DIED LATER THAT DAY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDED (1) HIGH PAINT SOLVENT LEVELS IN THE TANK (2) A SPLICED AIRLINE FOR BREATHING AIR WHICH CAME APART (3) HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE TANK (ESTIMATED GREATER THAN 110-F) (4) SAFETY BELT NOT ATTACHED TO SAFETY LINE AND (5) ABSENCE OF GUARDRAILS ON ONE SIDE OF THE SCAFFOLD.

Keywords: AIR LINE RESPIRATOR, WATER TOWER, CONFINED SPACE, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, PAINT SOLVENT, FALL, TOWER, HIGH TEMPERATURE, RESPIRATOR, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	927939			Fatality	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance

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