Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201343431 - Employee Killed In Fall When Hoist Line Breaks
Accident: 201343431 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 09/29/2003 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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306170937 | 09/30/2003 | 1721 | Water Tower Maintenance, Inc. | ||||
On September 29, 2003, Employee #1 was making final preparations for painting the inside a city water tower when his hoisting line broke and he fell approximately 80 ft. Employee #1 was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
maintenance, water tower, construction, equipment failure, fall, tower, hoistline
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Tower, tank, storage elevator | Maintenance or repair | $50,000 to $250,000 | 150 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 306170937 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt:80 Cause: Interior painting and decorating FatCause: Fall, other |