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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221585664

317733776 - MATRIX SERVICE INC

Event
Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Storage Tank, Welder
NAICS
332420
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346860695
Employer profile
317733776 - MATRIX SERVICE INC
Summary number
221585664
Report ID
1054111

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

  1. #1 Fatality Age 52 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    999

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