Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200641009 - Employee killed when knocked off billboard catwalk

Accident Summary Nr: 200641009 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 02/05/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302381603	02/09/1999	7312	0	Tyler Outdoor Advertising

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on February 5, 1999, Employee #1 was part of a four-man crew installing a new vinyl canvas advertisement on a existing billboard. They were on the top catwalk, at a height of approximately 30 ft, preparing to unfold the new canvas down the front of the southside billboard when a gust of wind caught the canvas as it was unfurled and tossed it back onto the crew. Employee #1 was knocked off balance by the canvas and fell through the billboard's metal structures to the ground. He was killed. The crew members were wearing harnesses with lanyards, but only one coworker was tied off.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CATWALK, FALL, STRUCK BY, ADVERTISING SIGN, LOST BALANCE, TIE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302381603			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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