Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202005153 - Employee Is Killed While Sandblasting
Accident: 202005153 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 06/23/2008 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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116022708 | 06/25/2008 | 1799 | Corrosion Control Corporation | ||||
On June 23, 2008, Employee #1 was sandblasting. He did not respond to a call for exiting and was found unconscious. He was not wearing a harness. After attempts to revive him with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Employee #1 died. He died from a massive left hemothorax, laceration of the left lung and pulmonary artery, as well as from multiple fractures and closed head injuries. Employee #1 was on the job for 20 days. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, head, lung, unconsciousness, protective clothing, construction, laceration, fall, artery, sandblasting
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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 | X | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 116022708 | Fatality | Fracture | Painters, construction and maintenance | FallDist: FallHt:7 Cause: Interior masonry FatCause: Fall from/with scaffold |