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Accident: 200150258 - Three Employees Injured In Fall Into Tank When Roof Fails

Accident: 200150258 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 03/07/1997
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
30013277603/07/19971542Keystone Construction Corp.
Employees #1 through #3 were preparing to paint a water tower. They were securing their equipment on the roof of the tower when the roof collapsed. All three employees fell into the tank and sustained injuries that required hospitalization.
Keywords: roof collapse, roof, water tower, collapse, construction, fall, painter, water tank
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator Maintenance or repair $500,000 to $1,000,000 35
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 300132776 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported FallDist:
FallHt:35
Cause: Exterior painting
FatCause: Fall from roof
2 300132776 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported FallDist:
FallHt:35
Cause: Exterior painting
FatCause: Fall from roof
3 300132776 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported FallDist:
FallHt:35
Cause: Exterior painting
FatCause: Fall from roof

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