Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200621423 - Employee killed in fall from man lift

Accident Summary Nr: 200621423 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 03/16/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304005689	03/17/2001	1721	0	Ethridge Enterprises Inc

Abstract: On March 16, 2001, Employee #1 and a coworker were doing abrasive blasting from separate man lifts inside a hydro-pillar water tank. Suddenly, the coworker heard a sound. He yelled for Employee #1 and got no response. The coworker shone his light and saw Employee #1 on the floor of the tank. Employee #1 fell approximately 25 ft when the weld on the anchor pad-eye that the scaffolding was connected to gave, jerking the man lift. Employee #1 was apparently not tied off to the safety line.

Keywords: ANCHOR, LIFELINE, ABRASIVE BLASTING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, TANK, TIE-OFF, WATER TANK, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		150	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304005689			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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