Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535629

MAGUIRE IRON, INC.

Event
CONSTRUCTION, PAINT, FALL, TOXIC FUMES, WATER TANK
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#100761287
Employer profile
MAGUIRE IRON, INC.
Summary number
14535629
Report ID
830300

Event description

Employee killed in fall after overcome by paint fumes

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was overcome by paint mists and toxic vapors while helping a painter paint the inside of an elevated water tank. Employee #1 fell approximately 110 ft down a 5 ft diameter water column located below the tank. He was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

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