Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 302488093 - Employee killed in fall from storage bin

Accident Summary Nr: 302488093 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 12/01/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302488093	12/07/1999	1761	0	Athens Millwright

Abstract: On December 1, 1999, Employee #1 was engaged in the building of a 20-ft by 20-ft grain storage bin with four 10-ft by 10-ft compartments. Employee #1 went outside the bin to remove a pry bar from the sheet steel. Employee #1 did not use fall protection when going outside the bin. He fell approximately 36 ft and was killed.

Keywords: SHEET METAL, STORAGE BIN, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, COMPARTMENT, PRY BAR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000		36	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302488093			Fatality	Other	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 36 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Bolting-Up/Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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