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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1556156.01510/05/2021332618Intermetro 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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