OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14497713

TEX-TANK & MAINTENANCE INC

TEXAS CITY, TX— 1984-05-16T00:00:00

Event: ROOF COLLAPSE,ROOF,WORK RULES,STORAGE TANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1423532
Employer profile: TEX-TANK & MAINTENANCE INC
Summary number: 14497713
Report ID: 626600

Event description

Employee killed in 46 ft fall through roof of storage tank

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was removing sections of a sheet steel roof from a chemical storage tank. He was at about the center of the roof when that section gave way. He fell approximately 46 ft to the floor of the tank and was killed. No form of fall pr otection was in use.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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