Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201855319 - Employee injured in fall inside a water tank

Accident Summary Nr: 201855319 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 09/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304288384	09/13/2001	1721	0	Tricon Industrial Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On September 10, 2001, Employee #1 was working inside a water tank suspended by a boatswain's chair. When the chair failed, he fell approximately 40 ft to the bottom of the tank. Employee #1 was hospitalized with two broken ankles.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, BOSUN CHAIR, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TANK, WATER TANK, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000		40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304288384			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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