Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170203665 - Employee Killed In Fall When Plank Breaks
Accident: 170203665 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 12/05/1990 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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111942710 | 12/06/1990 | 1799 | Tower Tech. Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 was preparing to install header supports on a cooling tower under construction at the Shell Oil lease in McKittrick, CA, He was walking on a 2 in. by 6 in. by 8 ft long redwood board that was placed across a 6 ft wide opening and between two horizontal members of the cooling tower. The board he was walking on was to be one of the header supports. The board snapped under Employee #1's weight and he fell 24 ft into a concrete pit. He suffered massive head injuries, from which he later died. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, work rules, construction, equipment failure, plank, pit, fall, walking on beam
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 111942710 | Fatality | Concussion | Carpenters |