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Accident: 200212215 - Employee Killed In Fall When Catwalk Collapses
Accident: 200212215 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 08/06/2007 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 311243000 | 08/07/2007 | 1795 | Valbar,Inc. | ||||
| At approximately 4:00 p.m. on August 6, 2007, Employee #1, a boilermaker, was cutting a catwalk grating that was sitting on 31 ft high channels. Earlier that morning, one end of this grating and channel had been cut and removed. Employee #1 was standing on this section while cutting the next section. When he finished cutting the grating completely through, the channel and grating gave way. They fell, along with Employee #1, to the next level of the catwalk. He landed on some debris, fell to one side, and then struck the top guardrail. Employee #1 was killed. When the channel was later lowered for inspection, it was found that the previous welding was porous, rusted, and lacked penetration. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was wearing a harness and lanyard but he was not tied off. | |||||||
Keywords:
collapse, work rules, broken weld, construction, equipment failure, catwalk, fall, fall protection, tie-off
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Refinery | Demolition | $250,000 to $500,000 | 3 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 311243000 | Fatality | Other | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt:40 Cause: Demolition FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |
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