Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200800282 - Employee killed in fall inside cooling tower

Accident Summary Nr: 200800282 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 05/01/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300571064	05/02/2000	1542	0	Joe Daniels Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working inside a cooling tower when the structural member on which he was standing broke. He fell approximately 30 ft and was killed.

Keywords: COOLING TOWER, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000		40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300571064			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 32 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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