OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14399695
TEC-CO., INC.
GARLAND, TX·
Event description
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM ELEVATION
Investigation abstract
Three employees were preparing to paint a 160-ft water tower. Two coworkers were rom injuries suffered from the fall. sandblasting from boatwains chairs and Employee #1 was stationed at the top to ensure the coworkers' ropes falls would not become entangled as they changed loc ation. They all were wearing safety belts with lanyards attached to rope falls w hich were tied in a bowline knot around the bent pipe of the water tower, which was sufficient to sustain a 3400 lb static loading. Employee #1 lost his hard ha t to a gust of wind. Employee #1 lost his balance while trying to catch his hard has and fell. Employee #1 was sliding down the rounded surface of the water tan k when the rope fall snapped and he fell to the ground below. Employee #1 died f
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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