Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147467.015 - Employee is killed in fall while pressure washing duct

Accident Summary Nr: 147467.015 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 05/24/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1605332.015	05/25/2022	7363	561320	152205 - All Cleaning Carolina, Llc

Abstract: On May 24, 2022, an employee was pressure washing the interior of a large horizontal duct. The employee was wearing a harness and was attached to a self-retracting lifeline (SRL). When the employee reached a section of the duct that dumped into a large vertical air-material separator (cyclone), the cable on his SRL failed and he fell into the cyclone. The employee fell approximately 84 feet to the bottom on the cyclone and was killed.

Keywords: Air Duct, Duct, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Lifeline, Pressure Wash

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1605332.015	48	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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