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Accident: 200626984 - Two Workers Fall From Scaffold And One Dies
Accident: 200626984 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 07/23/2013 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 317276582 | 07/29/2013 | 1721 | Preferred Sandblasting & Painting Llc | ||||
| On July 23, 2013, Employees #1 and #2, of Preferred Sandblasting & Painting LLC, were painting the exterior of a water tower. They were working from a suspension scaffold 30 feet above ground along the side of the tower. The employees were not using personal fall arrest devices while on the scaffolding. The cable on one side of the scaffolding pulled free, and that side of the scaffolding fell. Both employees fell to the ground and were injured. Employee #1 died on September 8, 2013, from a head fracture he received in the fall. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, head, water tower, wire rope, collapse, construction, fall, fall protection, painter, scaffold
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Tower, tank, storage elevator | Maintenance or repair | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 3 | 30 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 317276582 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt:24 Cause: Exterior painting FatCause: Fall from/with scaffold |
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