Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120330.015 - Employee dies after welding in tank

Accident Summary Nr: 120330.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 09/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1434795.015	10/01/2019		236220	W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company

Abstract: At 04:30 p.m. on September 30, 2019, Employee #1 was welding, to install piping for HVAC and other equipment, within a tank located inside a manufacturing plant. Afterwards, Employee #1 was found unresponsive and hanging from his personal fall arrest system (PFAS) in the tank. Employee #1 died as a result of an unspecified cause but, an autopsy report is awaited by the employer.

Keywords: Air Conditioner, Confined Space, Fall Protection, HVAC, Inhalation, Installing, PPE, Respirator, Respiratory, Tank, Unresponsive, Welding, Welding Cable, Welding Electrode

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1434795.015	39	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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