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Accident Summary Nr: 119389.015 - Two employees incur injuries in fall through ceiling of kil

Accident Summary Nr: 119389.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 08/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1426848.015	08/20/2019		321918	Ahf Products

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on August 19, 2019, two employees were repairing a leak on a steam line located in the ceiling of a pre-dryer/kiln. The employees were standing on the sheet-metal ceiling of the pre-dryer/kiln, when the sheet metal ceiling collapsed under the weight of the employees. One employee fell to the concrete floor. The other employee fell onto a welding cart. One employee sustained fractures to the leg; the other, impalement due to a hook on the welding cart. One employee was hospitalized; the other was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Ceiling, Ceiling Panel, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Impaled, Kiln, Leg, Sheet Metal, Suspended Ceiling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1426848.015	40	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Mechanical engineering technicians
2	1426848.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical engineering technicians

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