Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 868802 - Employee dies after falling from elevated work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 868802 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 12/04/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108824541	12/04/1992	1721	0	B & P Industrial, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108823956	12/04/1992	4941	0	Ohio Water Service Co.

Abstract: On December 4, 1992, Employee #1, a supervisor for B & P Industrial, Inc., was on an elevated work platform (pic) in Mentor, OH, sandblasting in a large water storage tank. The platform was without guardrails and Employee #1 was not using any other form of fall protection. A mechanical failure in a come-along that was keeping a guide wire taut allowed the pic to shift, throwing Employee #1 off. He fell approximately 100 ft and was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SANDBLASTING, WATER TANK, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108824541			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	108823956					Occupation Not Listed

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