OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221585664
317733776 - MATRIX SERVICE INC
PORTLAND, OR—
Event description
Employee is killed in fall from height
Investigation abstract
At 1:30 p.m. on July 24, 2023, an employee was a welder working on reskinning a cone-shaped, above-ground storage tank. The employee was connected to a cable grab fall protection system. It was alleged that the fall protection system failed, and the employee suffered a 40-foot fall to inside of the tank. The employee was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 52 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
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