Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139839.015 - Employee sustains concussion in slip and fall from unguarded

Accident Summary Nr: 139839.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 10/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1556156.015	10/05/2021		332618	Intermetro Industries Corporation

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on October 1, 2021, an employee working as a Supervisor for a wire manufacturer was adjusting a ram on a filter press by pulling on a press plate with a hook. The hook slipped causing the employee to slip and fall from a six foot high elevated platform. The platform had a two foot opening with no guardrail. As the supervisor fell, he struck the staircase before hitting the concrete floor. The employee broke both wrists, broke his nose, and sustained a concussion. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abrasion, Broken Bone, Concussion, Contusion, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Head, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lost Balance, Nose, Platform, Raised platform, Slip, Unguarded, Walking Surface, Work Surface, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1556156.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, production occupations

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