OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #784124
AARON TANK & TOWER CO., INC.
DANVILLE, KY·
Event description
Employee killed in fall from tower when overcome by MIBK
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was spray painting the inside of a riser in a water tower with ename l that contained xylene and methyl iso-butyl ketone (MIBK). He fell more than 10 0 ft and was killed on impact. The medical examiner believes that the employee w as unconscious or incapacitated from the xylene when he fell. Employee #1 was no t wearing either the available air line respirator or a safety belt or lanyard t o tie off to the 5/16 in. safety line in the riser.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 579
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2590
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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